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Conférence de presse du PNUE : Pollution plastique (INC-5.2) - 05 août 2025
Conférence de presse d'ouverture, Deuxième partie de la cinquième session du Comité intergouvernemental de négociation sur la pollution plastique (INC-5.2)
Orateurs :
- Inger Andersen, Directrice exécutive, Programme des Nations Unies pour l'environnement (PNUE)
- Luis Vayas Valdivieso, Président du Comité intergouvernemental de négociation (INC)
- Katrin Schneeberger, Directrice de l'Office fédéral de l'environnement (OFEV), Suisse
- Jyoti Mathur-Filipp, Secrétaire exécutive du Comité intergouvernemental de négociation (INC)
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