India, Dec. 13 -- Japan plans to host informal talks to help break the deadlock on a global plastics treaty.

The move comes as UNEA-7 opened in Nairobi on 8 December.

Countries remain divided over production limits, chemicals and financing.

Developing nations warn plastics pollution is worsening health and inequality.

Negotiators hope informal diplomacy can unlock progress towards a binding agreement.

Japan is preparing to convene informal meetings aimed at breaking the deadlock in global negotiations on a legally binding treaty to address plastic pollution, as governments gather in Nairobi, Kenya for the seventh session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-7), which took place December 8 to December 12, 2025.

The countr...