Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC 5.2)
2nd Part of the 5th Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to
Develop an International Legally Binding Instrument on Plastic Pollution, Including in the Marine Environment (INC-5.2).
5–14 August 2025 | Geneva, Switzerland
Daily Updates
INC-5.2 Daily Update – 14 August 2025
Over the course of Thursday, August 14 (the scheduled final day of negotiations) closed bilateral and regional consultations continued throughout
INC-5.2 Daily Update – 13 August 2025
With the deadline fast approaching, negotiations started today with all four Contact Groups receiving updates on status of discussions from
INC-5.2 Daily Update – 12 August 2025
Following a night of tense negotiations prior, INC-5.2 resumed with most of its meetings taking place in informal, or “informal
INC-5.2 Daily Update – 11 August 2025
The negotiations resumed this morning after a day off yesterday, where delegations were encouraged to self-organize into informal informals on
INC-5.2 Daily Update – 9 August 2025
Today kicked off with a Stocktaking Plenary, where the co-chairs of all four Contact Groups reported a “snapshot” of the
INC-5.2 Daily Update – 8 August 2025
Progress remained slow across Contact Groups today, as formal and informal meetings worked toward a mid-way check in Plenary on