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Fish swimming under a blanket of plastic waste
4 Jun 2025 | Video
Messages from United Nations’ officials for World Environment Day 2025
 An aerial view of an island
4 Jun 2025 | Story
In pictures: how the Republic of Korea is taking on plastic pollution
Delegates - including UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersen - hold up banners that read "Beat Plastic Pollution" and "Shared Challenge, Collective Action" at World Environment Day celebrations in Jeju, Republic of Korea
05 Jun 2025 | Press release
World Environment Day 2025 mobilizes commitment, action to end plastic pollution globally
WED 2025, Jeju Youth Forum
05 Jun 2025 | Speech
Working with Korean partners for a stronger science-policy interface
World Environment Day 2025 Commemoration Ceremony in Nairobi
04 Jun 2025 | Speech
Lasting solutions to plastic pollution
Waste collection bin in mountains at Ayusai Visitors Center
03 Jun 2025 | Press release
UNEP helps tackle waste in Kazakh mountains as plastic pollution hits new heights
An aerial view of a road lined by cherry blossoms
03 Jun 2025 | Story
How one Korean province is aiming to make plastic pollution history
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 Small plastic balls on a fingertip
02 Jun 2025 | Story
Everything you should know about microplastics
A woman washes her face with water to cool off
30 May 2025 | Story
Amid scorching temperatures, India turns to ideas both old and new to beat the heat
UNEP ED at UN-Habitat Assembly opening session
29 May 2025 | Speech
Creating sustainable urban environments for all
River and forest in Kinshasa, DRC
29 May 2025 | Press release
New $15 million initiative launched to catalyse sustainable investment in the Congo Basin
Woman stands in front of shelves with juice stored in reusable packaging
29 May 2025 | Story
By making producers part of the solution, France aims to rein in plastic pollution
Waste picker sifts through garbage at a dump site
26 May 2025 | Story
Amid efforts to end plastic pollution, millions of waste pickers become a focus
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