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As members of parliament from all around the world, representing millions of citizens, we have come together to form an interparliamentary coalition. Our common objective is to take action in our respective countries to contribute to the fight against plastic pollution.
ICEPP welcome new Chair of Plastic Treaty
H.E. Ambassador Julio CordanoChair of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC)Secretariat of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic PollutionUnited Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Your Excellency, The members of the Inter-Parliamentary...
Parliamentarians Unite in Geneva to End Plastic Pollution
This article is available in English and French As the world’s governments met in Geneva in August 2025 for the latest round of plastic treaty negotiations (INC5.2), one coalition stood out for bringing democratic accountability directly into the heart of the talks....
INC-5.2 : malgré l’échec des négociations de Genève, la coalition interparlementaire ICEPP continuera à lutter contre la crise de la pollution plastique, avec ou sans traité
COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE Genève, le 15 Août 2025 – Après deux semaines de négociations intenses à Genève dans le cadre de l’INC-5.2, les États membres n’ont pas réussi à s’entendre sur le texte d’un Traité mondial contre la pollution plastique. Les membres de la Coalition...
INC-5.2: Despite the Geneva deadlock, the interparliamentary coalition ICEPP vows to continue the fight against the plastic pollution crisis, with or without a treaty
PRESE RELEASE Geneva, August 15, 2025 – After two weeks of intense negotiations in Geneva as part of INC-5.2, Member States failed to reach an agreement on the text of a Global Plastics Treaty. Members of the Interparliamentary Coalition to End Plastic Pollution...
Petrostates are holding plastics treaty talks hostage. Countries should vote them down
As a minority threatens to block final negotiations in Geneva for a plastics treaty, countries should invoke their right to vote to ensure an ambitious agreement is reached, write Philippe Bolo (France), Fabien Fivaz (Switzerland), and Natacha Kpochan (Benin) on...
Microplastics: The Invisible Threat to Human and Environmental Health
Microplastics are infiltrating our air, water, and even our food. Studies show that humans consume thousands of microplastic particles each year, with unknown long-term health consequences. In this blog, we explore how microplastics enter the environment, their impact...
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