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First Part of the Fifth Session (INC-5.1): Written statements

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Opening statements

H.E Yoon Suk Yeol, President of the Republic of Korea
H.E Cho Tae-yul, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea
H.E. Luis Vayas Valdivieso, INC Chair
Ms. Inger Andersen, Executive Director, UN Environment Programme
Ms. Jyoti Mathur-Filipp, INC Executive Secretary
Statements on behalf of Groups of States

Opening Statements
25/11/2024 | Malawi on behalf of African Group
26/11/2024 | Malawi on behalf of African Group
26/11/2024 | Malawi on behalf of African Group
25/11/2024 | Saudi Arabia on behalf of Arab Group (Arabic | English)
25/11/2024 | Thailand on behalf of Asia Pacific Group
27/11/2024 | Cambodia on behalf of Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia (COBSEA) Working Group on Marine Litter (WGML)
25/11/2024 | Hungary on behalf of the European Union and its Member States
26/11/2024 | Fiji on behalf of High Ambition Coalition To End Plastic Pollution
26/11/2024 | Kuwait on behalf of Like-Minded Countries
26/11/2024 | Vanuatu on behalf of Pacific Small Island Developing States
28/11/2024 | South Africa on behalf of African Group
28/11/2024 | Panama on behalf of Panama and a Group of Countries
30/11/2024 | Uruguay on behalf of Group of Latin America and the Caribbean Countries
Organization of Work
25/11/2024 | Saudi Arabia on behalf of Arab Group

Closing statements
02/12/2024 | Hungary on behalf of European Union and it's 27 Member States
01/12/2024 | Uruguay on behalf of Group of Latin America and the Caribbean Countries
02/12/2024 | Kuwait on behalf of Like-Minded Countries
Members

Opening Statements
25/11/2024 | Bangladesh
25/11/2024 | Burkina Faso
25/11/2024 | Chile
25/11/2024 | China
25/11/2024 | Colombia
25/11/2024 | Cook Island (Delegate specialised agencies)
25/11/2024 | Guatemala
25/11/2024 | Honduras
25/11/2024 | India
25/11/2024 | India
25/11/2024 | Indonesia
25/11/2024 | Indonesia
25/11/2024 | Iran (Islamic Republic of)
25/11/2024 | Japan
25/11/2024 | Kazakhstan
25/11/2024 | Kazakhstan
25/11/2024 | Kenya
25/11/2024 | Libya
25/11/2024 | Madagascar
25/11/2024 | Malawi
25/11/2024 | Mexico
25/11/2024 | Pakistan
25/11/2024 | Philippines
25/11/2024 | Republic of Korea
25/11/2024 | Rwanda
25/11/2024 | Sri Lanka
25/11/2024 | Viet Nam
25/11/2024 | Zambia
26/11/2024 | Egypt
26/11/2024 | Fiji
26/11/2024 | India
27/11/2024 | Ethiopia
27/11/2024 | Thailand
27/11/2024 | Türkiye
27/11/2024 | Somalia
27/11/2024 | Zambia
28/11/2024 | Australia
28/11/2024 | Guinea
28/11/2024 | India
28/11/2024 | Malawi
28/11/2024 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
28/11/2024 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
29/11/2024 | Uganda
30/11/2024 | Eritrea
01/12/2024 | Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Closing Statements
01/12/2024 | Cuba
01/12/2024 | Eritrea
01/12/2024 | Jamaica
01/12/2024 | Uganda
01/12/2024 | Ukraine
02/12/2024 | Egypt
02/12/2024 | Ethiopia
02/12/2024 | India
02/12/2024 | Kazakhstan
02/12/2024 | Malaysia
02/12/2024 | Mongolia
02/12/2024 | Norway
02/12/2024 | Oman
02/12/2024 | Peru
02/12/2024 | Trinidad and Tobago
Statements on behalf of Groups of Observers

25/11/2024 | International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Associations (IFPMA) on behalf of International federation of pharmaceutical manufacturers and associations, global self care federation, international generics and biosimilars association
25/11/2024 | Just Transition Alliance on behalf of Just Transition Coalition of Indigenous Peoples, Waste Pickers, and Frontline Communities
25/11/2024 | Juventud Unida en Accion on behalf of Women's working group on ending plastic pollution
25/11/2024 | Pacific Environment and Resources Center (Pacific Environment) on behalf of Vietnam Zero Waste Alliance
27/11/2024 | Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact on behalf of Asia Regional Networks of Indigenous Women, Youths, Knowledge Holders and Human Rights Defenders
27/11/2024 | HealthJustice Inc on behalf of Stop Tobacco Pollution Alliance (ASH, Corp Accountability HealthJustice,
27/11/2024 | Society of Native Nations on behalf of Indigenous Peoples Forum on Plastics
29/11/2024 | Galapagos Conservation Trust on behalf of Pacific Islands Counterparts brought together to further the actions of the Rapa Nui Pacific Leaders Summit
30/11/2024 | Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW) on behalf of Children and Youth Major Group (CYMG)

Closing Statements
01/12/2024 | Society of Native Nations on behalf of International Indigenous Peoples Forum on Plastics
01/12/2024 | International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN) on behalf of International Pollutants Elimination Network
01/12/2024 | HealthJustice Inc on behalf of Stop Tobacco Pollution Alliance (ASH, Corp Accountability HealthJustice)
01/12/2024 | Juventud Unida en Accion on behalf of Women's working group on ending plastic pollution
02/12/2024 | Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW) on behalf of Global Youth Coalition on Plastic Pollution (GYCPP)
Observers

25/11/2024 | Action on Smoking and Health
25/11/2024 | Basel Action Network
25/11/2024 | Congregations of St. Joseph
25/11/2024 | Carrizo Comercrudo Tribe of Texas
25/11/2024 | Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia1
25/11/2024 | Friends World Committee for Consultation
25/11/2024 | Green Korea United
25/11/2024 | International Chamber of Commerce
25/11/2024 | International Labour Organization
25/11/2024 | International Network for Bamboo and Rattan
25/11/2024 | International Organisation of Employers (IOE)
25/11/2024 | International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN)
25/11/2024 | International Trade Union Confederation
25/11/2024 | No More Butts
25/11/2024 | Ocean Recovery Alliance Limited
25/11/2024 | Plastic Free Foundation
25/11/2024 | Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions
25/11/2024 | The David Suzuki Foundation
25/11/2024 | United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
26/11/2024 | All-China Environment Federation
26/11/2024 | Association Catholique pour la Protection de l’Environnement au Burundi (ACAPE Burundi)
26/11/2024 | Bureau International de la Recuperation
26/11/2024 | International Maritime Organization
26/11/2024 | Ocean Legacy Foundation
26/11/2024 | Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO) Limited
27/11/2024 | Good Neighbors International
27/11/2024 | HealthJustice Inc
27/11/2024 | International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
27/11/2024 | United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
28/11/2024 | Carrizo Comercrudo Tribe of Texas
28/11/2024 | International Atomic Energy Agency
28/11/2024 | International Organization for Standardization
28/11/2024 | Ocean Legacy Foundation
28/11/2024 | Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
28/11/2024 | South Asia Cooperative Environment Programme
28/11/2024 | Sustainable Energy and Enterprise Development for Communities (SEED4Com)
29/11/2024 | Association of Uganda Professional Women in Agriculture and Environment (AUPWAE)
29/11/2024 | ASTM International
29/11/2024 | Chemichemi Foundation
29/11/2024 | Endocrine Society
29/11/2024 | International Council for Local Environment Initiatives (Local governments for Sustainability) (ICLEI)
29/11/2024 | United Nations Institute for Training and Research
30/11/2024 | Engineers Australia (EA)
30/11/2024 | Fundación PlastiCo Project (FPP)
30/11/2024 | International Organization for Standardization
30/11/2024 | International Solid Waste Association, The
30/11/2024 | Waves of Change
01/12/2024 | Center for Coalfield Justice
01/12/2024 | Center for Coalfield Justice
01/12/2024 | Endocrine Society
01/12/2024 | Green Korea United
01/12/2024 | Green Korea United
01/12/2024 | HealthJustice Inc
01/12/2024 | HealthJustice Inc
01/12/2024 | Instituto BVRio
01/12/2024 | International Trade Union Confederation
01/12/2024 | Inuit Circumpolar Council
01/12/2024 | King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center
01/12/2024 | PADI Aware Foundation
01/12/2024 | Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO) Limited
02/12/2024 | Gerakan Indonesia Diet Kantong Plastik (GIDKP)
02/12/2024 | International Science Council
02/12/2024 | International Chamber of Commerce
Closing statements

H.E. Amb. Luis Vayas Valdivieso, INC Chair
Ms. Inger Andersen, Executive Director, UN Environment Programme
Ms. Jyoti Mathur-Filipp, INC Executive Secretary

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