The second part of the fifth meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-5.2) will take place in Geneva, Switzerland. The instrument will be based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastic.
This meeting is being held pursuant to the resolution adopted by the resumed fifth session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5.2), which requests the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Executive Director to convene an INC to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution. The INC began its work in the second half of 2022 and had aimed to complete its work by the end of 2024.
INC-5 delegates were unable to reach agreement on a new treaty by the end of the session, as planned. According to the Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) summary report of the meeting, delegates agreed to suspend the session and reconvene in 2025 and to base future discussion on a Chair’s text of 1 December 2024.
Regional consultations will take place on 4 August 2025, in advance of INC-5.2.
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DATE
5–13 August 2025
LOCATION
Geneva, Switzerland
