First Secretary at the Antigua and Barbuda Mission to the United Nations, Asha Challenger has been elected by acclamation to the position of Vice President of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on Plastic Pollution, which is seeking to develop a binding legal agreement that will see to the end of…
treaty to combat plastic pollution. in 2019, we had around ten governments who publicly stated support for this progress, and by 2022, that increased to around 150. we now have around three quarters of un member states supporting this process, and when they meet at the un environmental assembly this month, they will decide whether to work on a treaty. there s a huge amount of public support behind this, and what we really need to see is that process start the oscar nominations are out and the 1920s western the power of the dog is dominating this year s line up. olivia colman, benedict cumberbatch and andrew garfield are among the british nominees
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really promising support behind this global move towards an agreement or an international treaty to combat plastic pollution. in 2019, we had around ten governments who publicly stated support for this progress, and by 2022, that increased to around 150. we now have around three quarters of un member states supporting this process, and when they meet at the un environmental often go mac assembly this month, they will decide whether to work on a treaty. there is a huge amount of public support behind this, and what we really need to see is that process start with a very broad mandate to look at all ranges of options on the table. kate noble, thank ou options on the table. kate noble, thank you so options on the table. kate noble, thank you so much options on the table. kate noble, thank you so much for options on the table. kate noble, thank you so much forjoining - options on the table. kate noble, thank you so much forjoining usl options on the table. kate noble, i thank you so m
Bringing tried-and-tested EU know-how to bear in Vietnam 09:00 | 07/06/2021
Discussing European  Unionâs ambitions to combat plastic pollution, Rui Ludovino, first counsellor of Climate Action, Environment, Employment, and Social Policies at the Delegation of the EU to Vietnam, shared with Tom Nguyen how the Rethinking Plastics Project is supporting Vietnam in cleaning up its marine environment.
The Rethinking Plastics Project spans seven countries in Southeast and East Asia with major funding from the EU. How does this project align with the EUâs policies on plastics reduction?
Rui Ludovino, first counsellor of Climate Action, Environment, Employment, and Social Policies at the Delegation of the EU to Vietnam