New Delhi, June 11 -- Over 95 countries have endorsed the "Nice Wake-up Call for an Ambitious Plastics Treaty" at the third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3), currently underway in Nice, France, from June 9-13, 2025.

India is not among the signatories despite Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences, issuing a statement that the country is advocating a legally binding Global Plastics Treaty at UNOC3.

This "Wake-up Call" identifies five crucial elements necessary for an effective Global Plastics Treaty. The initiative follows the failure of countries to reach an agreement on a legally binding plastics treaty in December 2024. The next round of United Nations negotiations is scheduled f...