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UN countries to create treaty to fight plastic pollution

The UN has signed a plastic treaty to take on the "full lifecycle of plastic" from production to packaging design and waste.

Nations sign up to end global scourge of plastic pollution

The Fifth UN Environment Assembly concluded in Nairobi with 14 resolutions to strengthen actions for nature to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.The Assembly is made up of the 193 UN Member States and convenes every two years to advance ...

World leaders unanimously agreed to develop a legally binding treaty to end plastic pollution by the end of 2024

Switzerland's ambassador for the environment Franz Perrez hinted at the divisions between countries during some 90 hours of late-night negotiations over the last week.

In what is being hailed as a historic day, global leaders at the UN Environmental Assembly have endorsed a first-of-a-kind resolution that addresses the full lifecycle of plastic, with the goal of reducing its growing impacts on the natural world.

United Nations countries have agreed to create a legally binding global treaty to address plastic pollution in the world's oceans, rivers and landscape.

It is hoped an agreement to address the growing problem of plastic waste in the world’s oceans, rivers and landscapes can be reached by the end of 2024.

Let me begin by thanking our host country, Kenya for your leadership on the environment and for its outstanding efforts in making the resumed fifth United Nations Environment Assembly a resounding success.