UN official: The United Nations Ocean Conference is an opportunity
The Undersecretary of the United Nations Secretary -General for Economic and Social Affairs expressed & quot; Lee Gouhwa & quot; About his hope that the United Nations Conference on the Ocean, which is hosted by the French city of Nice from 9-13 June. & quot; Johua & quot;: & quot; The oceans that are the life support system for our planet are in an emergency. The evidences are exaggerated, including high ocean temperatures, water acids, the suffocation of marine creatures with plastic, the disappearance of habitats and excessive and continuous exploitation of resources & quot;. But he stressed that there is still time to change the path, & quot; if we work collectively & quot;
The UN official explained that the conference will witness ten discussion seminars to work on the oceans that will focus on several topics including the ocean -based economy, fisheries, pollution, biological diversity, and the effect of climate change. & quot; Nice Oceanic action plan & quot; a work advertisement that will be accompanied by new and expanded voluntary obligations. Sustainable & quot;. The goal of the conference is to reach a good agreement that supports the oceans, just as the Paris Climate Agreement was ten years ago. He pointed out that in addition to the main activities of the conference, there will be parallel activities, including a scientific conference that will bring together thousands of researchers, a blue economy forum, celebrate the International Oceanic Day, an African forum, another Mediterranean and a forum for the islands. Marine biological in the areas outside the borders of the national mandate as soon as possible and convert it into an international law, and that 30 percent of the ocean area becomes protected by 2030, financing the blue economy, and scientific cooperation. The most famous & quot;. She added: & quot; We expect concrete obligations to clear time tables, budgets and accountability mechanisms. This is different this time; No speeches, but the maximum results & quot;. She warned that the third United Nations Conference on the Ocean will either work on & quot; to avoid the degradation of the oceans by 2030 or document the failure of humanity to move & quot;. PM
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