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Spotlight on chemicals and pollution action

Preventing, controlling and managing pollution is central to improving health, human well-being and prosperity for all.

UNEP drives capacity and leadership in sound management of chemicals and waste while working to improve ways to reduce waste through circularity and pollutants released to the air, water, soil and the ocean.

02 Dec 2024 15:25

UNEP Head: We must keep promises to ensure a plastics treaty

01 Dec 2024 22:24

INC-5 made progress towards a critical #PlasticsTreaty, but work remains

People at a panel
Credit: UNEP/Duncan Moore


Countries negotiating an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, adjourned their fifth session with agreement on a ‘Chair’s Text’ that will serve as the starting point for negotiations at a resumed session in 2025. Read press release.
 

01 Dec 2024 13:47

Watch INC-5 closing plenary live

After a long week of negotiations in Busan, the closing plenary conference is taking place on Sunday evening. Watch the INC live webcasts. 
Check the INC-5 live daily schedule for updates.  

28 Nov 2024 19:00

ILO in Busan calls for a treaty that puts workers first

The UN System is coming together to push for a strong agreement to end plastic pollution at INC-5. Here's an example from the International Labour Organization (ILO): 

28 Nov 2024 16:58

UNEP Head meets waste pickers on the sidelines of INC-5

28 Nov 2024 09:21

Curious about what happens inside the #INC5 negotiations for a #PlasticsTreaty?

26 Nov 2024 12:00

Want to know how to beat plastic pollution?

People Carrying Black Trash Bag while Walking on the Shore of a Beach
Pexels/ Inna Rabotyagina

Tackling plastic pollution takes everyone working together: business, governments, cities, civil society and individuals. So what can you do to help?  
Discover UNEP’s Beat Plastic Pollution page

26 Nov 2024 07:50

Understand international agreements in this handy video

In this short video, learn about different types of international agreements and how they shape global relations, from political frameworks like the Stockholm Declaration to legally binding conventions such as the Convention on Biological Diversity. You will find out the key distinctions, criteria, and processes that make these agreements essential for global cooperation and environmental protection. 

25 Nov 2024 19:04

Negotiations on a global plastic pollution treaty start in Busan, Republic of Korea

A panel seated at a table.
Credit: UNEP/Duncan Moore

On the opening day of the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, negotiators approved the use of the INC Chair’s non-paper as the foundation to facilitate negotiations. 

INC-5, which takes place from 25 November to 1 December, aims to finalize and approve the text of the instrument. 

More than 3,800 participants have registered to participate in INC-5—the highest number of the five meetings—representing more than 170 countries and over 600 Observer organizations.  
 
Follow the INC-5 negotiations live

25 Nov 2024 13:00

UN Secretary-General: INC-5 a historic opportunity

“For too long, we have kicked the plastic bottle down the road,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Gutteres said in a video message urging negotiators to deliver an ambitious, credible, and just plastics treaty to end plastic pollution for a healthier and more prosperous future for people and planet.   

Watch the negotiations live.