Plastic pollution treaty negotiations adjourn in Busan, to ... - UN News
6 days ago · Despite intense discussions, delegates recognised the need for more time to address divergent views and refine the treaty’s framework. The session, which began on November 25, brought together more than 3,300 participants, including representatives from over 170 nations and more than 440 observer organizations.. Delegates agreed on a “Chair’s Text” prepared by Intergovernmental ...
Nations Fail to Reach an Agreement on Plastic Pollution
Dec 1, 2024 · Diplomats at a United Nations conference in Busan, South Korea, failed to reach agreement on the world’s first treaty to tackle plastic pollution on Sunday. They said they would reconvene in ...
Global plastics treaty: UN experts call for centrality of ... - UN News
Nov 21, 2024 · Independent UN human rights experts said on Thursday that the forthcoming global plastic pollution treaty must ensure accountability at every stage of the plastic lifecycle, warning against shifting responsibilities to developing nations. The urgency is clear: humanity produces over 460 million ...
Plastic pollution treaty negotiations adjourn in Busan, to resume …
Dec 1, 2024 · Here in Busan, talks have moved us closer to agreeing on a global legally binding treaty that will protect our health, our environment, and our future from the onslaught of plastic pollution,” she said.
Talks begin in South Korea to clinch ‘essential’ deal on ... - UN News
Nov 25, 2024 · The meeting follows two years of intergovernmental negotiations to develop a legally binding global instrument that covers land and the marine environment – a blink of an eye in diplomatic circles, where multilateral deals can be decades in the making. “Our world is drowning in plastic pollution. Every year, we produce 460 million tonnes of plastic, much of which is quickly thrown away ...
Plastic treaty talks: 5 takeaways from the global negotiations | AP News
May 1, 2024 · Nations finished a round of negotiations early Tuesday on a treaty to end plastic pollution and made more progress than they have in three prior meetings.
A treaty to protect the world's oceans has been agreed after a …
Mar 5, 2023 · For the first time, United Nations members have agreed on a unified treaty on Saturday, March 4, 2023, to protect biodiversity in the high seas — nearly half the planet's surface.
Nations reach accord to protect marine life on high seas
Mar 5, 2023 · For the first time, United Nations members have agreed on a unified treaty to protect biodiversity in the high seas, concluding two weeks of talks in New York.
Can countries agree to "end the world's plastic pollution ... - CBS News
Nov 29, 2024 · The U.S. and 174 other nations failed to agree on a new treaty to reduce the plastic pollution contaminating our environment, food, water, and even our bodies. Latest U.S.
UN members adopt first-ever treaty to protect marine life in the …
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Members of the United Nations adopted the first-ever treaty to protect marine life in the high seas on Monday, with the U.N.'s chief hailing the historic agreement as giving the ocean “a fighting chance.”