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Representatives of 175 nations with divergent ambitions met at UNESCO headquarters in Paris for the second of five sessions, with the aim of making progress towards reaching, by next year, a historic agreement covering the entire plastics life cycle. IMAGES
The UN Environment Assembly opens the closing session of its deliberations, where the body is to launch formal negotiations for a global treaty to address the planet's "epidemic" of plastic trash, a moment that supporters describe as historic. IMAGES
The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken during his visit in Kenya says Washington will push for a global agreement to "combat ocean plastic pollution" at the UN Environmental Assembly next year. SOUNDBITE
Panama City, Sep 18 (EFE).- Hundreds of Panamanians turned out on Saturday to clean local beaches with the aim of highlighting the serious environmental problem posed by pollution of the oceans and raising awareness of the importance of reducing the use and consumption of plastics. Some 250 volunteers - including adults, teenagers and children - removed almost three tons of waste, mostly plastic, cloth and wood, piling it up in garbage bags. (Camera: CARLOS LEMOS). SHOT LIST: VOLUNTEERS PARTICIPATE IN A DAY OF BEACH CLEANING IN PANAMA CITY, PANAMA.
Denpasar, Jan 1 (EFE/EPA).- Indonesian workers on Friday cleaned up piles of debris and plastic waste brought in by strong waves at Kuta Beach in the famous island of Bali. (Camera: MADE NAGI).SHOT LIST: WORKERS CLEAN UP PILES OF DEBRIS AND PLASTIC WASTE ON KUTA BEACH IN BALI, INDONESIA.