❌ Just one hour before the third plenary session began, the Chair presented a draft text proposal, which was rejected by many Member States. The proposal lacks the most important provisions that ambitious countries, Indigenous Peoples, frontline communities, scientists and civil society groups have been demanding since the beginning of this process. There is no mention of the words ‘chemicals’ or ‘reuse systems,’ no inclusion of production reduction measures, and weak language on human health, just transition and human rights. Moreover, the proposal lacks language that would allow countries to vote when consensus cannot be reached during the Conference of the Parties, which can undermine the future progress of the implementation phase. In short, the draft treaty text falls short of the UNEA Resolution 5/14.

❌ In plenary, despite an overwhelming number of countries strongly opposing his new text, the Chair continued to propose a meeting with Head Delegations to discuss his new proposal. Finally, after much opposition on the proposed order of work, countries agreed to move to regional consultations tonight and potentially a Heads-of-Delegation-plus-one meeting tomorrow to discuss both the new and previous proposals.

❌ The need to move beyond consensus as a decision-making mechanism continues to be the elephant as countries seem stuck in the negotiations.