Side Event

Seventh Meeting of the Working Group on Marine Litter (WGML-7)
19 June 2025, 9:00–17:00
Auditoriums 1-2
By-invitation only

Organized by the Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia (COBSEA) under the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), this by-invitation event for the Seventh Meeting of the Working Group on Marine Litter (WGML-7) will review progress of the approved marine litter biennial workplan 2025–2026 under the COBSEA Regional Action Plan on Marine Litter (RAP MALI), identify priorities for the next biennial workplan 2027–2028, and serve as a preparatory meeting for the second part of the fifth session (INC-5.2) of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment. 

The meeting will be held in a hybrid format, allowing for both in-person and online participation. All meeting documents are now available to country participants on the Papersmart Portal.

See the official meeting page here.