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Nations gather in Geneva to again confront the world’s spiraling plastic pollution crisis
Plastic items are seen on Place des Nations in front of the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, Aug. 4, 2025 before the second segment of the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution (INC-5.2). (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP)
Plastic pollution is still a problem. A UN meeting in Geneva is hoping to change that
Countries are gathering in Geneva from Aug. 5 to 14, with the hopes of passing a legally binding global agreement on plastic pollution.
Giant Sculpture Exposes Plastic Pollution In Front Of UN In Geneva
In front of the UN headquarters in Geneva, a reproduction of Auguste Rodin's famous statue "The Thinker" is gradually being swallowed up in a sea of plastic waste. Canadian artist Benjamin Von Wong aims to draw attention to plastic pollution,
Nations meet in Geneva as plastic pollution crisis nears breaking point
World leaders are in Geneva this week trying to hammer out the world’s first legally binding treaty to tackle the plastic pollution crisis.
Delegates from 100 countries meet for last-chance talks to reduce plastic pollution
Delegates from 176 UN member states, NGOs, scientists and industrialists are meeting in Geneva until 14 August to negotiate an international treaty to reduce plastic pollution. READ MORE : Subscribe to our channel.
Indigenous communities plead for action at plastic pollution talks
Indigenous communities from North America are at talks on a global treaty on plastic pollution in Geneva, pleading the case ...
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Four days left to square the circle on global plastic pollution treaty
Countries remained at loggerheads Monday over how to tackle plastic pollution, with only four days left to craft a landmark ...
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Resumed fifth session of negotiations on a global plastic pollution treaty opens in Geneva
The second part of the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally ...
UN treaty to end plastic pollution could result in major changes, Chicago expert says
World leaders meeting in Geneva, Switzerland​ this week have been discussing a treaty meant to end the problem of plastic ...
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New study highlights ‘grave, growing’ danger of plastic pollution to world’s health
In Geneva, negotiators from 175 nations are trying to hammer out the first-ever legally binding treaty on plastic pollution.
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UN plastic pollution treaty talks floundering
Talks on forging a groundbreaking treaty to combat the scourge of plastic pollution were floundering Saturday, with progress ...
Momentum sagging at UN plastic pollution treaty talks
Talks on forging a landmark treaty to combat the scourge of plastic pollution were stumbling Saturday, with progress slow and ...
Plastic pollution treaty talks deadlocked
Negotiations on a global treaty on plastic pollution are being blocked by oil-producing countries and getting bogged down in ...