30 Mar UNEA drafts legal instrument to end plastic pollution
The United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) through resolution 5/14 has requested its Director to convene an Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to develop an International legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including the marine environment hereinafter referred to as “the instrument. “
The UNEA said that this law or instrument will decide the full life circle of plastic at INC-4 held in Ottawa, Canada. Plastic includes but not limited to bottled water, pure water, plastic buckets, slippers, children’s feeding bottles, plastic cups and plates, and anything plastic. More than 2,500 delegates participated in the INC-4, representing 170 Members of the United Nations (UN) and over 480 UN Entities, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO), and Observer Organisations.
This included the International Charitable Initiative for Girl Child and Women Development Foundation (ICI-GWODEF) represented by its founder, Barr. Helen Ibeji and Mrs. Olivia Okaro. According to Ibeji, the negative effect on humans who rely on the ocean life for the source of their revenue, nourishment, and marine activities will suffer economic set back coupled with the effect that humanity may not have clean water in the coming years prompted the need for a world summit on plastic pollution.
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