"FISHERIES"

Ahead of the adoption of the High Seas Treaty, expected to take place this Friday, a US official said “concluding this agreement will unlock myriad new opportunities for conservation and help us reach our goal of ensuring a healthy, sustainable ocean for generations to come.” UNIFEED

Under the Digital Village Initiative, a collaboration between FAO and Bogor Agriculture University (IPB), Indonesian fish farmers are using innovative fish feeding technologies to save costs and increase production. FAO

Ceasefire between Israel, Palestinian militants ‘fragile’, Middle East Coordinator tells Security Council, urging all parties to uphold truce, safeguard past gains.

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), under the Blue Transformation initiative, is supporting Thailand to improve the productivity of the aquaculture sector and meet the increasing demand for nutritious food. FAO

The five-day UN Ocean Conference ended today with more than 150 countries collectively agreeing to scale up science-based and innovative actions to address the ocean emergency. UNIFEED

Briefing by Paulina Kubiak, Spokesperson for the President of the 76th Session of the General Assembly.

Global fisheries and aquaculture production is at a record high and the sector will play an increasingly important role in providing food and nutrition in the future, according to a new report of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). FAO

Briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Today in Lisbon, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, addressed the opening ceremony of the 2022 Ocean Conference, along with the leaders of the two co-hosting nations – Portugal and Kenya and warned that we have taken the ocean for granted, and today we face what he would call an “Ocean Emergency”, adding that "we must now turn the tide." UNIFEED

The 2022 United Nations Ocean Conference, which will take place from 27 June to 1 July 2022 in Lisbon, Portugal, will seek to propel much needed science-based innovative solutions aimed at starting a new chapter of global ocean action. UNIFEED