UN Special Rapporteur on Toxics and Human Rights visits IMO
Special Rapporteur assesses effectiveness of international regulatory mechanisms concerning hazardous substances and wastes
In October 2020, the Human Rights Council renewed the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes. The Special Rapporteur, first appointed in 1995, has a mandate to provide detailed, up-to-date...
Marine litter
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has pledged to address the significant problem posed by plastics to the marine environment, with the adoption of an action plan which aims to enhance existing regulations and introduce new supporting measures to reduce marine plastic litter from ships.
IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) adopted (on 26 October) the action plan, to contribute to the global solution for preventing marine plastic litter entering the oceans...