Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia

Nino Tandilashvili participated in the special session of the UN Environment Assembly

The Special session to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP@50) took place online, where the Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia, Mrs. Nino Tandilashvili addressed the participants on behalf of the Government of Georgia. 


"UNEP and Georgia mark the thirtieth anniversary of the cooperation in 2022. Active and close cooperation with UNEP is important for Georgia, as our task is to implement the Sustainable Development Agenda 2030 and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.  The protection of the environment, fulfillment of obligations taken under the international environmental agreements and environmental processes is a priority for Georgia. However, considering the principles of environmental democracy, Georgia is fully aware, that good environmental governance is an essential prerequisite not only for effective protection of the environment, but also for the sustainable development of the country " - said Mrs. Nino Tandilashvili.

A number of resolutions were adopted at the session, including a draft resolution initiated by Peru and Rwanda on the elimination of plastic pollution - End Plastic Pollution: Towards an International Legally Binding Instrument, which is supported and co-sponsored by Georgia.

The purpose of this resolution is to establish an Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC). The Committee will be able to conduct negotiations on plastic pollution, aiming to complete a draft legally binding global agreement by the end of 2024.

The aim of the agreement is to reduce plastic pollution into the environment, which addresses the full lifecycle of plastics and adopts a circular economy approach to plastic waste.

According to Ms.Igner Andersen, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)), the Plastic Pollution Treaty is the most significant international multilateral environmental deal since the Paris Climate Agreement.