PinnedPublished inPoints of orderM for MajorityDec 13, 2024A response icon1Dec 13, 2024A response icon1
PinnedPublished inPoints of orderA basic proposalIn a pivotal moment for the plastics treaty negotiations, Ambassador Luis Vayas of Ecuador sets out his vision for how an effective treaty…Oct 2, 2024Oct 2, 2024
PinnedPublished inPoints of orderDispatch from the plastics treaty negotiations: Can consensus ever justify such wretched brackets?OTTAWA, 30 APRIL 2024: There are two things that lurk within the dark and shadowy places of the intergovernmental committee tasked by the…May 2, 2024A response icon1May 2, 2024A response icon1
Battle for the future“Oh god, don’t do that”, the chair of the meeting hissed, perhaps unaware that his microphone was still on.May 7, 2024May 7, 2024
Published inPoints of orderSpoiler group forced to retreat in Plastics Treaty negotiations, as proposal to ban problematic…OTTAWA, 27 APRIL 2024: Something felt subtly different when Ambassador Luis Vayas called the fourth session of the plastics treaty…Apr 27, 2024Apr 27, 2024
Published inPoints of orderSigns of growing confidence, as Ambassador Luis Vayas assumes control of Plastics Treaty…OTTAWA, 23 APRIL 2024: Admittedly, people of an optimistic mindset might have struggled to find their footing in the ongoing negotiations…Apr 23, 2024Apr 23, 2024
Published inPoints of orderMasters of complications — How the plastics treaty negotiations produced a Frankenstein documentNAIROBI, SUNDAY 19 NOVEMBER 2023: The chair of the conference had a plane to catch. The clock in the time-worn conference room of the…Apr 21, 2024Apr 21, 2024
Published inPoints of orderAs the third round of the plastic treaty negotiations wraps up in Nairobi, one thing is clear…NAIROBI, 18 NOVEMBER 2023: Depending on one’s perspective, the conference room was either half empty or half full when delegates, late on…Nov 18, 2023A response icon3Nov 18, 2023A response icon3
