Second Part of the Fifth Session (INC-5.2): Written statements

Written statements uploaded to the In-session Documents Platform will be published below in due course.

Opening statements

H.E. Luis Vayas Valdivieso, INC Chair
Ms. Inger Andersen, Executive Director, UN Environment Programme
H.E. Katrin Schneeberger, Director of the Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN), Switzerland
Ms. Jyoti Mathur-Filipp, INC Executive Secretary
Statements on behalf of Groups of States

Item 1. Opening of the session
11/08/2025 | European Union on behalf of European Union and its 27 Member States
05/08/2025 | Ghana on behalf of Africa Group of Negotiatiors
05/08/2025 | Thailand on behalf of The Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia

Item 4. Preparation of an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment
13/08/2025 | Tuvalu on behalf of Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)
11/08/2025 | European Union on behalf of European Union and its 27 Member States
09/08/2025 | Palau on behalf of Alliance of Small Island States
09/08/2025 | Tuvalu on behalf of Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS)

Closing Statements
15/08/2025 | Ghana on behalf of Africa Group
Members

Item 1. Opening of the session
07/08/2025 | Australia
07/08/2025 | Kenya
07/08/2025 | Malawi
07/08/2025 | Mongolia
06/08/2025 | Côte D'Ivoire
05/08/2025 | Chile
05/08/2025 | Cuba
05/08/2025 | Guatemala
05/08/2025 | Indonesia
05/08/2025 | Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic | English)
05/08/2025 | Thailand

Item 4. Preparation of an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment
14/08/2025 | Cambodia
13/08/2025 | Congo, Republic of
13/08/2025 | Côte D'Ivoire
13/08/2025 | Indonesia
13/08/2025 | Panama
13/08/2025 | United Republic of Tanzania
11/08/2025 | China
11/08/2025 | Malaysia
09/08/2025 | Congo, Republic of
09/08/2025 | Cook Island (Delegate specialised agencies)
09/08/2025 | Côte D'Ivoire
09/08/2025 | India
09/08/2025 | Indonesia
09/08/2025 | Iran (Islamic Republic of)
09/08/2025 | Mauritius
09/08/2025 | Panama
09/08/2025 | Uganda
07/08/2025 | Sri Lanka

Closing Statements
16/08/2025 | Niger
15/08/2025 | Barbados
15/08/2025 | Cambodia
15/08/2025 | Congo, Republic of
15/08/2025 | Cuba
15/08/2025 | Mauritius
15/08/2025 | Tunisia
15/08/2025 | Uganda
14/08/2025 | Ukraine
Statements on behalf of Groups of Observers

Item 4. Preparation of an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment
14/08/2025 | HealthJustice Inc on behalf of Stop Tobacco Pollution Alliance
14/08/2025 | Waves of Change on behalf of Youth Plastic Action Network
13/08/2025 | International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN) on behalf of International Pollutants Elimination Network
13/08/2025 | Juventud Unida en Accion on behalf of Women's working group on ending plastic pollution
13/08/2025 | Waves of Change on behalf of Youth Plastic Action Network
12/08/2025 | Center for International Environment Law (CIEL) on behalf of Multifaith Coalition in Support of a Global Legally-Binding Global Plastics Treaty
08/08/2025 | Action on Smoking and Health on behalf of Action on Smoking and Health, Surfrider Foundation Europe, Break Free From Plastic, Fair Resource Foundation, Global Center for Good Governance in Tobacco Control, Swiss Association for Tobacco Control and Gezondheidsfondsen voor Rookvrij
08/08/2025 | Juventud Unida en Accion on behalf of Women's Working Group on Ending Plastic Pollution
07/08/2025 | Clean Climate and Environment Campaign Initiative on behalf of Sustainable Environment Food and Agriculture Initiative , Clean Climate and Environment Campaign Initiative
05/08/2025 | Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact on behalf of Indigenous Peoples Caucus - International Indigenous Peoples Forum on Plastics (IIPFP)
05/08/2025 | Center for Coalfield Justice on behalf of Break Free From Plastic
05/08/2025 | HealthJustice Inc on behalf of Stop Tobacco Pollution Alliance
05/08/2025 | International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Associations (IFPMA) on behalf of Health Sector Coalition
05/08/2025 | International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN) on behalf of International Pollutants Elimination Network (Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish)
05/08/2025 | Juventud Unida en Accion on behalf of Women's working group on ending plastic pollution
05/08/2025 | Public Services International on behalf of Workers and Trade Unions Major Group
05/08/2025 | The Center for Oceanic Awareness, Research and Education Inc on behalf of United Nations Environment Programme - Nongovernmental Organisations Major Group
05/08/2025 | University of Plymouth on behalf of Scientists Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty
05/08/2025 | Waves of Change on behalf of Youth Plastic Action Network

Closing Statements
15/08/2025 | Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact on behalf of International Indigenous Peoples Forum on Plastics - IIPFP
15/08/2025 | Juventud Unida en Accion on behalf of Women's working group on ending plastic pollution
15/08/2025 | University of Plymouth on behalf of Scientists Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty
Observers

Item 4. Preparation of an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment
15/08/2025 | The Global Organization for PolyHydroxyAlkanoates (GO!PHA)
14/08/2025 | Human Environmental Association for Development (HEAD)
14/08/2025 | Minderoo Foundation
14/08/2025 | Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO) Limited
12/08/2025 | Friends World Committee for Consultation
09/08/2025 | Galapagos Conservation Trust
09/08/2025 | Human Environmental Association for Development (HEAD)
11/08/2025 | Instituto BVRio
09/08/2025 | Occidental Arts and Ecology Center (OAEC)
08/08/2025 | Sustainable Environment Food and Agriculture Initiative (SEFAAI)
07/08/2025 | All India Plastics Manufacturers' Association
07/08/2025 | Association of Uganda Professional Women in Agriculture and Environment (AUPWAE)
07/08/2025 | Clean Climate and Environment Campaign Initiative
07/08/2025 | Engineers Australia (EA)
07/08/2025 | Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO) Limited
06/08/2025 | Hamraah Foundation
06/08/2025 | International Labour Organization
06/08/2025 | World Health Organization
05/08/2025 | Action on Smoking and Health
05/08/2025 | Associacao Civil Projeto Hospitais Saudaveis
05/08/2025 | Center for Public Health and Environmental Development (CEPHED)
05/08/2025 | Consumers International
05/08/2025 | Good Neighbors International
05/08/2025 | King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center
05/08/2025 | International Atomic Energy Agency
05/08/2025 | International Chamber of Commerce
05/08/2025 | International Council for Local Environment Initiatives (Local governments for Sustainability) (ICLEI)
05/08/2025 | International Organization for Standardization
05/08/2025 | International Science Council
05/08/2025 | International Solid Waste Association, The (plenary statement)
05/08/2025 | Medecins sans frontières (International)
05/08/2025 | No More Butts
05/08/2025 | Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
05/08/2025 | Our Sea Of East Asia Network (OSEAN)
05/08/2025 | Plastic Free
05/08/2025 | South Asia Cooperative Environment Programme
05/08/2025 | Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO) Limited

Closing Statements
16/08/2025 | No More Butts
16/08/2025 | HealthJustice Inc
15/08/2025 | International Council for Local Environment Initiatives (Local governments for Sustainability) (ICLEI)

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Second Part of the Fifth Session (INC-5.2): Written statements

Opening statements

Statements on behalf of Groups of States

Item 1. Opening of the session

Item 4. Preparation of an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment

Closing Statements

Members

Item 1. Opening of the session

Item 4. Preparation of an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment

Closing Statements

Statements on behalf of Groups of Observers

Item 4. Preparation of an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment

Closing Statements

Observers

Item 4. Preparation of an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment

Closing Statements