Leaders argue any successful treaty must be built on partnership with and respect for Indigenous communities.
GENEVA (AN) — For Indigenous leaders like Frankie Orona and Heni Unwin, the disappointing outcome of the supposedly final round in the plastic treaty talks was more than a diplomatic failure; it was a repetition of a painful history of exclusion.
The stalemate resulting from the latest round of negotiations for a landmark global plastics treaty last week threw the accord's future into doubt and highlighted the deep chasm between nations on how to tackle the growing crisis.
The U.N.-brokered treaty is close to becoming law, with 52 countries signed on and eight more needed to make it official.
The U.N.-hosted talks failed to overcome opposition to reducing plastic production among oil and gas producers.
The latest draft text omitted any legally-binding production limits and a dedicated section on chemicals of concern.
Many nations rejected a draft that avoids setting quantitative caps on production, relying on a less stringent approach.
The U.N. human rights chief said Congo's violence has reached “alarming levels” from the parties' brutal tactics.
A new low-pressure system in India is expected to bring more rain, and the high temperatures also are causing glacial melt.
Fossil fuel burning and other polluting human activities not only degrade air quality but also accelerate climate change.
The court's preliminary hearing focused on whether the case is admissible under Swiss law, setting a potential precedent.
