Author: Cate Bonacini
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Statement from Members of the Civil Society and Rights Holders Coalition on Room Capacity Issues at the Fifth Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) for a Plastics Treaty
BUSAN, Republic of Korea, November 26, 2024 — As members of the Civil Society and Rights Holders Coalition, representing more than 200 organizations, we wish to voice our profound disappointment regarding the inadequate arrangements for the fifth and final session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5). These shortcomings severely restrict the ability of observers and…
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US Plastics Treaty CSOs and Rights Holders React to 2024 U.S. Presidential Election Results
WASHINGTON, DC, November 7, 2024 — U.S. members of the Plastics Treaty Civil Society and Rights-Holders Coalition call on the U.S. negotiating team to uphold and expand ambition in the plastics treaty negotiations (INC-5) this November in Busan. Despite a Trump-Vance victory and GOP control of the Senate, the U.S. negotiating team will still represent…
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130+ Organizations Urge UNEP Executive Director to Retract Comments on the Role of Plastic Production in Plastics Treaty Talks
Organizations express concerns that UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersen’s comments favor industry and risk prejudicing upcoming negotiations NEW YORK, NY, OCTOBER 16, 2024 — Over 130 organizations are calling on United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Executive Director, Inger Andersen to reconsider recent public statements that they believe undermine the ongoing plastics treaty negotiations. The open…
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160+ Organizations Call on Leaders to Commit to Reducing Plastic Production in the Future Plastics Treaty
As leaders meet to discuss the plastics treaty, organizations are calling on them to commit to advancing a treaty that controls and reduces plastic production.
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UNEA-5.2: Major Step Toward A Comprehensive Plastics Treaty
Nairobi, KEN — The conclusion of UNEA 5.2 saw the adoption of a landmark mandate calling for the development of a global treaty on plastics. “End plastic pollution: Towards an international legally binding instrument” is a comprehensive, ambitious mandate that lays the groundwork to negotiate a comprehensive treaty. According to the mandate, the treaty will…
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Leading Groups from Civil Society, Indigenous Peoples, Workers and Trade Unions and Members of Governments Speak on the Need for a Global Treaty on Plastics
Panels to Discuss the Urgent Need to Establish a New Legally Binding International Instrument to Address the Plastic Crisis. On Wednesday, December 14th, 2021, members of governments, representative organizations, and groups from civil society, Indigenous People, workers, and trade unions will launch a call to action for United Nations Member States to agree to establish a legally binding…