Third Part of the Fifth Session (INC-5.3)
7 February 2026 (Regional Consultations will take place on the morning of the same day) | Geneva, Switzerland
Pursuant to United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) resolution 5/14 entitled “End plastic pollution: Towards an international legally binding instrument”, the participation in the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) is open to all Member States of the United Nations or Members of its specialized agencies, to regional economic integration organizations, and to relevant Observers, consistent with applicable United Nations rules. In the same resolution, UNEA requested the Executive Director to facilitate the participation of, and close cooperation and coordination with, relevant regional and international instruments and initiatives and all relevant stakeholders in the context of the mandate of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee.
The third part of the fifth session of the INC (INC-5.3) will take place fully in-person.
Registration for INC-5.3 is now closed. The deadline for registration was 16 January 2026, 23:59 East African Time.
There will be no on-site registration.
Please be informed that no registrations can be processed via email. All registrations must be submitted online via the INDICO registration system.
Previous sessions
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Second Part of the Fifth Session (INC-5.2): 5 - 14 August 2025
The second part of the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-5.2), took place from 5 to 15 August 2025 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED
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First Part of the Fifth Session (INC-5.1): 25 November - 1 December 2024
The first part of the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-5.1), took place from 25 November to 1 December 2024 at the Busan Exhibition and Convention Center, Republic of Korea.
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED
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Ad Hoc Intersessional Open-ended Expert Groups: In-person meetings: 24 - 28 August 2024
Registration for States Members of the United Nations, members of the United Nations specialized agencies and regional economic integration organizations for the ad hoc intersessional open-ended expert groups.
REGISTRATION NOW CLOSED: the deadline for registrations was 4 July 2024, 23:59 EAT.
Each nominated expert had to register individually through INDICO. The registration link is not in the public domain and was circulated to all delegations in Annex A of the invitation letter from the Executive Secretary of the Secretariat of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee, dated 30 May 2024. The letter and respective annexes were circulated to the nominated INC Focal Points and Permanent Missions accredited to UNEP.
Registration is not available on-site for the in-person meetings therefore no registration facilities will be available at the United Nations Conference Centre (UNCC) venue.
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Fourth Session (INC-4): 23 - 29 April 2024
The fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-4), took place at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa, Canada, from 23 to 29 April 2024.
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED
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Third Session (INC-3): 13 - 19 November 2023
The third session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-3), took place at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya from 13 to 19 November 2023.
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED
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Second Session (INC-2): 29 May - 2 June 2023
The second session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-2), took place from 29 May to 2 June 2023, at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France.
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED
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First Session (INC-1): 28 November to 2 December 2022
The first session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-1), took place from 28 November to 2 December 2022 at the Punta del Este Convention and Exhibition Centre in Punta del Este, Uruguay.
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED
Queries related to registration should be addressed to unep-incplastic.registration@un.org (except for media accreditation, see above information).
