Consistent with the mandate established under para 1 of UNEP Resolution 5/14, the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-5) was held 25 November – 1 December 2024, with the ambition of conclude negotiations and finalize the text of an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, by the end of 2024.
While progress was made, a finalised text was not achieved and so the session has been suspended and negotiations scheduled to continue in 2025. Some representatives expression concern and disappointment at the limited progress made and some identified reasons for the lack of progress in their opinion (INC-5 Draft Report, paras. 55-59). The session adjourned “with agreement on a ‘Chair’s Text’ that will serve as the starting point for negotiations at a resumed session in 2025″.
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