"MARINE RESOURCES"

On Saturday, UN member countries finalized a “breakthrough” text to ensure the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction, after nearly two decades of talks. UNIFEED

Briefing journalists on expectations for the new High Seas Treaty, Jane Fonda, actress, and activist, said, “States control the waters 200 miles offshore, and after that, it's the Wild West.” UNIFEED

General Assembly adopts $3.4 billion programme budget for 2023, approves permanent shift to annual cycle, concluding main part of Seventy-Seventh Session.

General Assembly adopts two draft resolutions on protecting oceans, preventing violent extremism, elects five member states to Peacebuilding Commission.

The UN chief António Guterres said, “It’s high time to end the false dichotomy between profit and protection of the ocean. If we fail to protect the ocean and its seas, there can be no profit for anyone.” UNIFEED

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

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

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

General Assembly adopts text encouraging robust engagement between United Nations, national parliaments worldwide to achieve sustainable development.