Talks on a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution in Geneva ended without an agreement Friday.

International negotiations to end plastic pollution involving more than 180 countries in Switzerland fell apart after ...

By Emma Farge and Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA (Reuters) -Delegates discussing the world's first legally binding treaty to ...

The negotiations at the UN hub were supposed to be the last round and produce the first legally binding treaty on plastic ...

Delegates discussing the world's first legally binding treaty to tackle plastic pollution failed to reach consensus on Friday ...

Plastic items are seen on Place des Nations in front of the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, ...

The UN eyes further negotiations, but global discord on limiting an escalating crisis makes next steps unclear.

The United Nations is calling for reforms in tariffs on plastics, which are lower than those imposed on alternatives, ahead of negotiations for a treaty to limit plastic pollution.

Since 2022, delegates from UN member states and representatives from science, civil society and industry have been negotiating an agreement to curb plastic pollution.