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Kenya's President William Ruto called the treaty “the first domino” in a shift away from plastic pollution. The U.N. Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution is charged with developing the first international, legally binding treaty on plastic pollution on land and at sea. Kenya is a global leader in fighting plastic pollution, and in 2017, the country banned the manufacture, sale and use of single-use plastic bags. Nonetheless, he said, it is evident that negotiations have moved beyond plastic waste and into addressing plastic production and toxic chemicals used to make plastic. “The focus is on ending plastic pollution, not plastic production," he said.

Persons: Gustavo Adolfo Meza, Cuadra Velasquez, William Ruto, ” Graham Forbes, ” Eirik Lindebjerg, Björn Beeler, haven't, IPEN, Chris Jahn, Karen McKee, Jahn, ___ McDermott Organizations: United Nations Environment, Global, reconvening, Intergovernmental, UNEP, Greenpeace, World Wildlife Fund, Plastics, Industry, International Council of Chemical Associations, ExxonMobil, Solutions Company, AP Locations: NAIROBI, Kenya, Kenya's, Nairobi, Paris, Punta del Este, Uruguay, Norway, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Iran, China, Russia, United States, Baytown , Texas, Baytown, Providence , Rhode Island

☆ Peru foreign minister resigns following US visit controversy
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Peruvian Foreign Affairs Minister Ana Cecilia Gervasi attends a news conference regarding the asylum that Mexico has granted to the family of former President Pedro Castillo, in Lima, Peru, December 20, 2022. Reuters/Sebastian Castaneda/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsLIMA, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Peru's foreign minister Ana Cecilia Gervasi resigned on Monday after less than a year, amid questions over how she handled President Dina Boluarte's visit last week to the United States. Gervasi made no reference to Boluarte's U.S. trip in her resignation letter, which was seen by Reuters and other media. In his resignation letter, he cited Boluarte's trip, stating he had been "responsible for preparing" it. Gervasi held various positions in government prior to joining Boluarte's cabinet, including deputy foreign minister, and vice minister of foreign trade.

Persons: Ana Cecilia Gervasi, Pedro Castillo, Sebastian Castaneda, Dina Boluarte's, Gervasi, Joe Biden, Alberto Otarola, Gustavo Meza Cuadra, Boluarte, Biden, Jose Cueto, Castillo, Marco Aquino, Isabel Woodford, Christian Plumb, Alison Williams, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: Peruvian Foreign Affairs, Reuters, Rights, Alliance for Economic Prosperity, Thomson Locations: Mexico, Lima , Peru, United States, U.S, Boluarte, Americas, Washington

CNN —A Nicaraguan national who died last week in federal immigration custody had spent more than one year in detention. Despite having been recommended for release more than seven months ago, he continued to be held in immigration custody, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center. In November 2022, an ICE panel recommended Rocha-Cuadra be released from custody, but officials at the facility declined to release him, a statement from the SPLC said. In a written statement to the press, Rocha-Cuadra’s brother joined a chorus of immigration rights advocates calling for the ICE facility to be investigated. Rocha-Cuadra had been in immigration custody after crossing the border illegally near Andrade, California, on April 17, 2022, according to a statement from ICE earlier this week.

Persons: Ernesto Rocha, Rocha, Cuadra, Ernesto, “ NOLA, Cuadra’s, Frank Rocha, noncitizen, “, ” Organizations: CNN —, Nicaraguan, Southern Poverty Law Center, Immigration, Customs, New Orleans ICE Field Office, “, “ NOLA ICE ”, ICE, CNN, GEO, Inc, GEO Group, . Immigration, Healthcare, Central Louisiana ICE Processing, ICE Health Services Corps Locations: Cuadra, ICE’s, Jena , Louisiana, Andrade , California, ICE’s Central Louisiana

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