Talks on a global treaty to prevent plastic waste ended without agreement on Friday.
After three years of negotiations, around 180 countries were unable to agree on a treaty text during the final week of talks at the United Nations in Geneva, several delegations said following night-long consultations at the closing plenary session early on Friday.
It remains unclear how the process will move forward.
The divide between countries had already been apparent on Wednesday. A draft treaty that stripped almost all binding commitments was rejected by dozens of nations.
A new draft presented on Friday morning also failed to win unanimous approval, according to the conference chair.
