Events

The Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries to adopt a Plastic Pollution Treaty is expected to take place in Ecuador, Peru, Rwanda, or Senegal in mid-2025. The meeting will be held after the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (Plastic Pollution INC) concludes its work. The resumed fifth session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5.2) requested the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Executive Director to convene an INC to develop

The fifth meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (Plastic Pollution INC-5), will take place in October/November 2024 in the Republic of Korea. 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

The fourth meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (Plastic Pollution INC-4), will take place in early April 2024 in Canada. 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 13th World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference (MC13) will take place in the week of 26 February 2024 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The WTO Ministerial Conference, which is attended by trade ministers and other senior officials from the Organization’s 164 members, is the highest decision-making body of the WTO. Under the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the WTO, the Ministerial Conference is to meet at least once every two years. To receive SDG event notices, news, and analysis

The third meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (Plastic Pollution INC-3), will take place in December 2023 at UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya.

The fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP-5) to the Minamata Convention on Mercury will take place in October – November 2023.

The 19th meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC-19) of the Stockholm Convention is scheduled to take place in October 2023, back-to-back with the 19th meeting of the Chemical Review Committee ( CRC-19 ) of the Rotterdam Convention. To receive SDG event notices, news, and analysis in your inbox, subscribe .

The 19th meeting of the Chemical Review Committee (CRC-19) of the Rotterdam Convention will take place in October 2023, back-to-back with the 19th meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee ( POPRC-19 ) of the Stockholm Convention. To receive SDG event notices, news, and analysis in your inbox, subscribe .