On the afternoon of September 20 local time, Minister of Environment Han Wha-jin met with Inger Andersen, the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), at the UN Plaza in New York, USA. They discussed the direction of the UN Plastic Treaty and the preparations for World Environment Day 2025.

On the afternoon of September 20 local time, Minister of Environment Han Wha-jin met with Inger Andersen, the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), at the UN Plaza in New York, USA, to congratulate the successful bid by South Korea to host World Environment Day 2025.