Plastic-free planet: Members struggle to reach consensus on rules of procedure
INC-2 decides Open-Ended Working Group; may delay negotiations
Pandemic accord: 7th deliberative session concludes with differences on patents
The Intergovernmental Negotiating Body has to present the pandemic agreement to the next World Health Assembly in May 2024
Plastic-free planet: Geopolitics slows progress on Day 1 of Paris meet
No consensus on election of representatives left little time to discuss draft rules
Earth Day 2024 is rightly themed to indicate conflict between our blue planet & the plastic waste monster we have created
Plastic turns into a problem as soon as its disposal is improper and it enters a highly dynamic environment such as the sea
Fight against AMR: UN calls for global cooperation & agreement on pandemic treaty
Multi-sectoral cooperation, technology, innovation, research needed to tackle AMR, says Amina Mohammed
CSE-DTE at Ottawa: Poor progress at INC-4 as it fails to address the elephant in the room
Many provisions of substantive elements do not make it to textual negotiations; like-minded groups dominate Closing Plenary
Plastic-free planet: 3Rs of managing waste, addressing plastic pollution crisis at source come up at INC-3
Sharing of technology between developed and developing countries among concerns raised
Plastic, the forever pollutant
From production to usage to disposal, it is a threat to those who come in its contact
Whales and dolphins now have legal personhood in the Pacific — but one treaty won’t be enough to protect them
The treaty was formed by Pacific Indigenous leaders from Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Aotearoa (New Zealand) & Tonga
Plastic-free planet: No consensus on intersessional work on INC-3 last day; revised zero draft to form basis of next session
INC-4 to be hosted by Ottawa, Canada in a few months; INC-5 by Busan, South Korea in November 2024
New treaty to protect the world’s oceans may hurt vulnerable African fisheries
The treaty needs clear regulations; subsidies for distant water vessels can encourage overexploitation of vulnerable species.
UN General Assembly 2023: Political declaration on pandemics approved, critics call it 'rhetoric'
Demands of developing countries ignored, pathway to equitable access to quality health services not defined, say experts
Plastic-free planet: ‘No ambition coalition’ hijacks Paris meet on Day 2
Oil, gas and polymer producing countries were successful in severely delaying discussions on substance
Plant treaty: Ways to benefit custodians of agricultural biodiversity in focus
Treaty calls on nations to protect, promote their rights to save and use traditional seeds
On World Oceans Day 2024, IUCN chief urges countries to strive for High Seas Biodiversity Treaty
Seven countries have ratified the treaty so far; it will become international law only when that number reaches 60
Plastic-free planet: Like-minded group of countries demand changes to zero draft
First day did not progress to contact group discussions
How India’s lunar landing shapes future of space exploration, geopolitics — an expert explains
The question is, how will the rival super-space powers progress their ambitions?
We now have a treaty governing the high seas. Can it protect the Wild West of the oceans?
Designation of more high seas marine protected areas could assist in curbing fishing activities in these water
Here is why India has given notice to Pakistan for amendment of the Indus Waters Treaty
In all the five meetings held from 2017 to 2022, Pakistan has objected to India’s hydropower projects
Why are nuclear weapons so hard to get rid of? Because they’re tied up in nuclear countries’ sense of right and wrong
States' motivaton for keeping nuclear weapons is rooted in hard-nosed security strategy, by which morality is irrelevant
Re-negotiate Indus Treaty with Pakistan in light of climate change: Standing Committee on Water Resources
The 1960 Indus Water Treaty between India and Pakistan did not take present-day issues like climate change into account, a new parliamentary …
Plastic-free planet: Discussions on elements finally begin at Day 3 of Paris meet
After a delay of close to 2 days, pulled off by the ‘no ambition coalition’, discussions on objectives, core obligations and …
Run-up to Ottawa: Report says 86% of Indians want reduction in plastic production
While a global call for action was evident, the intensity of support varied significantly between Global North & South
Plastic-free planet: Negotiations on Global Plastics Treaty underway, the story so far
This meeting is the international community’s chance set the stage for negotiations on a global deal to end plastic pollution
No framework to regulate tourism in Antarctica at annual Antarctic Treaty Kochi meet, decision pushed to next meeting
Decision on proposal to designate emperor penguin as a Specially Protected Species within the Antarctic Treaty System could not be arrived at
