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Event Body Meeting

Ministerial Conference on Marine Litter and Plastic Pollution

01 Sep 2021 – 02 Sep 2021

Venue: WTO and Online

Organization: Ecuador, Germany, Ghana & Vietnam

Chemicals and Pollution

SDG3 | SDG12 | SDG14

The Ministerial Conference on Marine Litter and Plastic Pollution – Informal consultations addressing the mandates of UNEA 3/7 and 4/6 towards the 5th UN Environmental Assembly (UNEA-5.2), jointly organized by Ecuador, Germany, Ghana and Vietnam, with technical and logistical support from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), will take place on 1-2 September 2021 in a hybrid format, with a core presence at the World Trade Organization premises in Geneva.

Preparatory Briefing

A briefing on the preparations of the Ministerial Conference on Marine Litter and Plastic Pollution is scheduled to take place online, on Tuesday 24 August 2021, at 15:00 CEST.

Side Events

Global Governance of Plastic Pollution: Transforming the Global Plastics Economy

30-31 August 2021 | 13:00 – 18:00 CEST | The Forum on Trade, Environment and the SDGs (TESS), and Global Governance Center, the Graduate Institute, Geneva

Nordic Report #4 – plastic sustainability criteria in a new global agreement on marine plastic litter and plastic pollution

30 August 2021 | 14:00 CEST | NIVA and the Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment on behalf of the Nordic Council of Ministers of Environment and Climate

High level reception hosted by the Swiss government (To be confirmed)

To be confirmed

Plastique et climat, même combat? | Alternatiba Léman & Geneva Beat Plastic Pollution Dialogues

1 September 2021 | 19:45 CEST | Geneva Beat Plastic Pollution Dialogues | Geneva Environment Network

How can cooperation on trade contribute to the UNEA process on plastic pollution?

2 September 2021 | 12:00 CEST | UNCTAD, UNEP, the Forum on Trade, Environment and the SDGs (TESS), and the Permanent Mission of Ecuador to the WTO

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