OECS Commission calls for treaty to address plastic pollution in small island states

The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States Commission says the negotiations taking place at the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee in Korea will result in a treaty that effectively empowers small island developing states to tackle the pressing issue of plastic pollution.

According to a statement issued by the St. Lucia-based OECS Commission, the team hopes these negotiations will conclude successfully, resulting in a treaty that effectively empowers SIDS to tackle the pressing issue of plastic pollution.