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LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland
SUMMARY:INC-5.2 Pre-event: Building regional pillars for a plastics treaty
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DESCRIPTION:Plastic pollution does not recognize international borders. It 
 can cross these borders as discarded waste\, but also as traded products t
 hat do not meet standards compatible with available infrastructure and rec
 overy systems to cater for their end-of-life in destination countries. Thi
 s means that national regulations can only achieve so much when it comes t
 o tackling plastic pollution. An emerging theme at the World Trade Organiz
 ation’s Dialogue on Plastic Pollution and Environmentally Sustainable Pl
 astics Trade (WTO-DPP)\, regional cooperation and legislation aligned with
  trade policy can be very effective in controlling avoidable single-use pl
 astics\, as well as  supporting a transition from plastics to non-plastic
 s substitutes and alternatives.This session will explore how regional appr
 oaches can help tackle plastic pollution\, and how such regional action ca
 n support an International Legally Binding Instrument (ILBI) on plastics p
 ollution.INC-5.2 refers to the second part of the fifth session of the Int
 ergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5.2)\, focused on developing a g
 lobal legally binding instrument on plastic pollution. It is scheduled to 
 take place in Geneva from August 5 to 14\, 2025.  The meeting is a contin
 uation of efforts to reach a global treaty to address plastic pollution\, 
 including in the marine environment\, following the initial INC-5 session 
 in South Korea in late 2024. REGISTRATIONINDICO REGISTRATION (MANDATORY F
 OR UN BUILDING ACCESS)JOIN ONLINEProgrammeIntroductory remarks: Mr. Daniel
  Ramos\, Secretary\, WTO Dialogue on PlasticsModerator: Mr. David Vivas Eu
 gui\, Chief\, Blue and Circular Economy Unit\, UNCTADSpeakers:Ms. Carlotta
  dal Lago\, Africa Legal Network &amp\; Kenya Delegation to INC 5.2Mr. Ant
 hony Talouli\, Pacific Regional Environmental Programme (SPREP)Mr. Pedro P
 rata\, The Latin America and the Caribbean Circular Economy Coalition\, El
 len MacArthur FoundationMr. Peter Borkey\, Circular Economy Lead\, OECD  
 Q&amp\;A    https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ODI
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 itle=&quot\;Open in MS Teams\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad
 .org/meeting/inc-52-pre-event-building-regional-pillars-plastics-treaty
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