A week-long new round of negotiations on plastic pollution at the United Nations officially began in Ottawa, the capital of Canada, on the 23rd. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) said meaningful progress must be made in this round of negotiations.
On April 23, in Ottawa, Canada, the executive director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Inger Andersen (left), attends a press conference during a new round of negotiations on plastic pollution at the United Nations. Xinhua/AP
Canada's Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbault (left) attends a press conference during a new round of negotiations on plastic pollution at the United Nations in Ottawa, Canada, April 23. Xinhua/AFP
On April 23, in Ottawa, Canada's capital of Canada, Steven Guilbault, Canada's Minister of Environment and Climate Change, spoke at a new round of negotiations on the United Nations to combat plastic pollution. Xinhua/AFP
On April 23, in Ottawa, Canada's capital of Canada, Steven Guilbault, Canada's Minister of Environment and Climate Change, spoke at a new round of negotiations on the United Nations to combat plastic pollution. Xinhua/AFP