Background Document for Agenda Item 2: Consideration of a draft roadmap for intersessional work for the ad hoc open-ended expert group on marine litter and microplastic

The Bureau of the Ad hoc open-ended expert group on marine litter and microplastic (AHEG) decided in its meeting of 25 March 20191, to postpone the fourth session of the AHEG (AHEG-4) initially scheduled for 4-8 May 2019. This decision was taken due to the current situation with the COVID-19.