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The world is demanding action over plastic pollution: UN environment chief - 5.08.25
“The world wants and indeed needs a plastic conventional treaty because the crisis is getting out of hand – and people are frankly outraged,” said Inger Andersen, UNEP Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Geneva Press Briefing: UNICEF, UN WOMEN, UNHCR, OCHA - 5.08.25
🎦 Situation in Sudan; 🎦 Situation of Afghan refugees in Pakistan; 🎦 Humanitarian aid in Gaza.
Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution -5.08.25
Plastic pollution is a growing global concern. It affects ecosystems, economies, and communities across land, freshwater, and oceans. It is a massive challenge, but one we can solve through cooperation and innovation. Starting at @ungeneva today, #INC5 will work to finalize and approve the text of an international, legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment. Stay tuned!
Michael Douglas at the Sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament - 29.07.25
Michael Douglas, UN Messenger of Peace, addressed the world’s top legislators at the IPU/UN World Conference of Speakers of Parliament. In his interview, he talks about his relationship with the IPU and why he came to address the conference.
Happening at UN Geneva
Second part of the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on plastic pollution (INC-5.2)
INC-5.2 aims to finalize and approve the text of an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, and to forward it for consideration and adoption at a future Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries.
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