Media accreditation

The fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on plastic pollution (INC-4) will take place from April 23 to 29, 2024 at the Shaw Center in Ottawa, Canada.

Ahead of the negotiations, Canada is partnering with World Wildlife Fund International (WWF) to host a meeting of regionally representative ministers on April 21, 2024. Canada is also collaborating with WWF to host a Partnership Day for key stakeholders on April 22, 2024. Both of these events will take place at the Shaw Centre.

Media registration for INC-4 is open until April 16, 2024.

INC-4 will be held in person and a livestream of the plenary meetings will be provided on UN Web TV. Links will be available prior to the session on the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) INC-4 web page.   

The advance copy of the revised draft text of the international legally binding agreement on plastic pollution (UNEP/PP/INC.4/3) is now available in all six UN languages.

The international negotiation process has just passed its midway point. At the third session (INC-3) in November 2023, Members discussed the Chair’s draft text and found a way forward on several issues. INC-4 will take these negotiations forward. The report of the INC on the work of its third session is now available.

For more information and enquiries, please contact: 

INC Media Team - unep-incplastic.media@un.org

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) Media Relations

For questions about ECCC’s leadership and role in INC-4, members of the media should contact the Media Relations Team, from Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET:

Toll-free (within Canada): 1-844-836-7799
Outside of Canada: +1 819-938-3338
Email: media@ec.gc.ca

General inquiries

The general public can contact the ECCC’s public inquiry center for more information:

Toll-free: 1-800-668-6767
Email: enviroinfo@ec.gc.ca