Recognizing plastic pollution as a serious and rapidly growing issue of concern that requires an urgent global response, both the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA) and 2017 UN Oceans Conference have set into motion enhanced global action on ocean plastics. At the UNEA3 meeting in December 2017, States formed an Ad-Hoc Open-Ended Expert Group (AHOEEG) to present options to combat marine plastic litter and microplastics for consideration of member states, experts, and civil society.
Representatives of the #breakfreefromplastic coalition are participating in the UNEA meetings, supporting a joint call for an international legally binding agreement on plastics and plastic pollution. Below is a series of newsletter updates on the progress made towards this end at UNEA and beyond compiled by Jane Patton, in collaboration with CIEL and #breakfreefromplastic partners.
Read the updates:
- Progress on Plastics Issue 14: UNEA5.1 (March 1, 2021)
- Progress on Plastics Issue 13: AHEG-4 (November 13, 2020)
- Progress on Plastics Issue 12: AHOEEG-3 (November 25, 2019)
- Progress on Plastics Issue 11: BRS COP (May 14, 2019)
- Progress on Plastics Issue 10: UNEA4 (March 15, 2019)
- Progress on Plastics Issue 9: UNEA4 (March 2019)
- Progress on Plastics Issue 8: AHOEEG-2 (December 11, 2018)
- Progress on Plastics Issue 7: AHOEEG-2 (December 6, 2018)
- Special Issue: GPA (November 2, 2018)
- Progress on Plastics Issue 6: Basel Convention OEWG (September 6, 2018)
- Progress on Plastics Issue 5: AHOEEG-1 (June 6, 2018)
- Progress on Plastics Issue 4: AHOEEG-1 (May 29, 2018)
- Progress on Plastics Issue 3: UNEA3 (December 6, 2017)
- Progress on Plastics Issue 2: UNEA3 (December 4, 2017)
- Progress on Plastics Issue 1: UNEA3 (November 28, 2017)
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