Negotiators are gathering in South Korea in what’s billed as a final push to address the global crisis of plastic pollution.

BUSAN, South Korea - Negotiators are gathering in South Korea in what’s billed as a final push to address the global crisis of plastic pollution. Monday's meeting in Busan is the fifth time nations are convening to craft a legally binding plastic pollution treaty.

The fifth and final round of negotiations to create a global treaty to end plastic pollution began on Monday in South Korea. The meeting, which is taking place in Busan from Nov. 25 to Dec. 1, began with with officials urging participants to come up with and agree on a strong treaty to end plastic pollution.

Negotiators from nearly 200 nations made a nonbinding commitment that wealthy nations would aim to provide $300 billion annually by 2035 to help poorer nations.

In a late session at the United Nations climate talks, countries finally agreed on how rich nations can help poor ones in the face of climate change.

Tenuous hope for a deal for a giant funding package for poor nations to curb and adapt to climate change emerged late Saturday amid fractured United Nations climate talks, but opposition still remains among some developing nations.