{"id":763,"date":"2025-03-08T03:38:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T20:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalcompact-th.com\/?p=763"},"modified":"2025-12-02T15:23:49","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T08:23:49","slug":"un-ocean-conference-opens-with-call-for-urgent-action-to-tackle-ocean-emergency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalcompact-th.com\/en\/un-ocean-conference-opens-with-call-for-urgent-action-to-tackle-ocean-emergency\/","title":{"rendered":"UN Ocean Conference opens with call for urgent action to tackle ocean emergency"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"763\" class=\"elementor elementor-763\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b329a7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6b329a7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb56441 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cb56441\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/globalcompact-th.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9781-Medium_1200-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-766\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalcompact-th.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9781-Medium_1200-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/globalcompact-th.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9781-Medium_1200-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/globalcompact-th.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9781-Medium_1200-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/globalcompact-th.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9781-Medium_1200.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de4f053 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"de4f053\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f5eb46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f5eb46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lisbon, Portugal, 27 June \u2013 With climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution exacting a devastating toll on the world\u2019s ocean \u2014 critical to food security, economic growth and the environment \u2014\u00a0<strong>the 2022 UN Ocean Conference<\/strong>\u00a0opened in Lisbon, Portugal today with a call for a new chapter of ocean action driven by science, technology and innovation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a574207 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a574207\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15f6ece elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15f6ece\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cSadly, we have taken the ocean for granted, and today we face what I would call an \u201cOcean Emergency,\u201d United Nations Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres told delegates at the opening of the Conference. \u201cWe must turn the tide. A healthy and productive ocean is vital to our shared future.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dd403f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5dd403f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e19a1d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e19a1d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The theme of the Conference, \u201c<em>Scaling up ocean action based on science and innovation for the implementation of Goal 14: stocktaking, partnerships and solutions,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0in line with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oceandecade.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development<\/a>, stresses the critical need for scientific knowledge and marine technology to build ocean resilience.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9210df7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9210df7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec1f41a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec1f41a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Human activities are placing the health of the ocean in peril. According to the World Meteorological Organization\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/public.wmo.int\/en\/our-mandate\/climate\/wmo-statement-state-of-global-climate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">State of the Global Climate in 2021 report<\/a>, sea level rise, ocean heat, ocean acidification and greenhouse gas concentrations set new records in 2021. Additionally, marine pollution is increasing at an alarming rate, and if current trends continue, more than half of the world\u2019s marine species may be all but extinct by 2100.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b45ac3e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b45ac3e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-205ec55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"205ec55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Secretary-General also stated there is good news with a legally binding instrument on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction; a new treaty that is being negotiated to address the global plastics crisis that is choking our oceans; and a week ago multilateral action on display with a World Trade Organization agreement on ending harmful fishery subsidies. But he also noted much more needs to be done.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39093dc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"39093dc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db4bff6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db4bff6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cOceans are central in geopolitical balance of power,\u201d said President of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa in opening remarks. \u201cHealth care, economic resources, energy, mobility, migrations, scientific and technological development, climate change, all of this is present either in the context or in the outcome of a pandemic, of war and of crisis.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5b89e0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c5b89e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9bf942 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b9bf942\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cWe must recover too much time [that] we have lost and give hope a chance, once again, before it is too late.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb20709 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fb20709\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72a6139 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"72a6139\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/globalcompact-th.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/usgmrliu_opening_website_1200-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-767\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalcompact-th.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/usgmrliu_opening_website_1200-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/globalcompact-th.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/usgmrliu_opening_website_1200-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/globalcompact-th.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/usgmrliu_opening_website_1200-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/globalcompact-th.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/usgmrliu_opening_website_1200.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1643e89 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1643e89\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f58ba0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f58ba0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The ocean \u2013 a key driver for sustainable development<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cba27e7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cba27e7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09d68b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"09d68b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In line with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/oceans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sustainable Development Goal 14<\/a>, human health, strong economic growth and a stable climate depend on a healthy ocean. The ocean is a vital buffer against climate change, absorbing about 25% of all carbon dioxide emissions. More than 3.5 billion people depend on the ocean for their food security, while approximately 120 million people work directly in fisheries and aquaculture-related activities. The majority of these workers live in developing countries, specifically Small-Island Developing States and Least Developed Countries.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-417937b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"417937b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca0b557 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca0b557\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cThe United Nations proclamation of a Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030) supports efforts to reverse the cycle of decline in ocean health and gather ocean stakeholders worldwide behind a common framework that will ensure ocean science can fully support countries in creating improved conditions for the sustainable development of the Ocean,\u201d said President of the Republic of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta in his introductory statement.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3aa9f5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e3aa9f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-738484f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"738484f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>About the conference<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-294289e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"294289e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-583e089 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"583e089\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>More than 20 Heads of State and Government together with thousands of young people, business leaders, scientists and civil society representatives, will present fresh, bold and innovative solutions to ignite transformational change to effectively address the challenges the ocean is facing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5b1afd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a5b1afd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e98538 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e98538\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In addition to the plenary sessions, there will be eight Interactive Dialogues, which will deep dive into salient areas such as addressing marine pollution, minimizing and addressing ocean acidification, deoxygenation and ocean warming and promoting and strengthening sustainable ocean-based economies, in particular for Small Island Developing States and Least Developed Countries.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-229053b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"229053b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a8956a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a8956a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There will also be four Special Events and more than 250 side events.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/conferences\/ocean2022\/events\/special\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">These Special events<\/a>\u00a0will focus on youth-led innovation, the sustainable blue economy, fresh- and saltwater interlinkages and ocean action at the local and regional level.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b43821c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b43821c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f8dcfa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f8dcfa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Political Declaration \u2013 Our ocean, our future, our responsibility<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c44d89e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c44d89e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-649d93f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"649d93f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Amongst the outputs of the conference, countries will agree on an action plan that calls for a collective global response to addressing the ocean\u2019s degradation. The final draft of the Political Declaration, to be adopted at the closing plenary, sets out specific science-based and innovative actions, taking into account the capacity challenges of developing countries, in particular Small Island Developing States and Least Developed Countries.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ee7cb9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6ee7cb9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be54b4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be54b4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>SDG Media Zone<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-baec3a6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"baec3a6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3487e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3487e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hosted by the United Nations and in collaboration with the PVBLIC Foundation and media partners, the SDG Media Zone aims to take the conversation on advancing the Sustainable Development Goals out of the policy sphere and into the public discourse.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfa80d8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dfa80d8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a353d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a353d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Through a live format of interviews and panel discussions,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/sdgmediazone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the SDG Media Zone<\/a>\u00a0at the Conference will bring together UN principals, influencers and industry leaders to talk about innovative solutions and initiatives that address the global challenges that the ocean is now facing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a1b42a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2a1b42a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb5bae8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb5bae8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>source:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/2022\/06\/un-ocean-conference-opens-with-call-for-urgent-action-to-tackle-ocean-emergency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/blog\/2022\/06\/un-ocean-conference-opens-with-call-for-urgent-action-to-tackle-ocean-emergency\/<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c963ae8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c963ae8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6be009f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6be009f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Key UN Ocean Conference links:<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c939a2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5c939a2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbd3573 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fbd3573\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Website:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/conferences\/ocean2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/conferences\/ocean2022<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Programme:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/conferences\/ocean2022\/programme\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/conferences\/ocean2022\/programme<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Follow live<\/strong>\u00a0(Official Programme):\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/media.un.org\/en\/webtv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UN WebTV<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Media corner<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/conferences\/ocean2022\/media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/conferences\/ocean2022\/media<\/a><\/li><li><strong>SaveOurOcean Actions<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/5-actions-you-can-take-to-saveourocean\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/5-actions-you-can-take-to-saveourocean\/<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Registry for Voluntary Commitments<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sdgs.un.org\/partnerships\/action-networks\/ocean-commitments\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/sdgs.un.org\/partnerships\/action-networks\/ocean-commitments<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f053a5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3f053a5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-396b125 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"396b125\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Media Contacts (interviews are available upon request)<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c94fc1f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c94fc1f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3edcfa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e3edcfa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>UN Department of Global Communications | Francyne Harrigan |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:harriganf@un.org\">harriganf@un.org<\/a><\/p><p>UN Department of Global Communications | Sharon Birch |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:birchs@un.org\">birchs@un.org<\/a><\/p><p>UN Department of Global Communications| Ant\u00f3nio Ferrari |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:antonio.ferrari@un.org\">antonio.ferrari@un.org<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a6c640 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1a6c640\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70a5f00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70a5f00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Social Media<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e68f7dc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e68f7dc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-537c8c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"537c8c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Please follow us on the Ocean Conference and ocean issues, using the main hashtags: #SaveOurOcean and #UNOC2022<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84af032 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"84af032\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dda6e03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dda6e03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>On Facebook:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/unitednations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">United Nations<\/a><strong>,<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.us2.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=33cf89da7ade3a85156c5eda4&amp;id=678b81dd32&amp;e=bff69439d6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Global Goals<\/a>UN,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.us2.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=33cf89da7ade3a85156c5eda4&amp;id=5cfdfec967&amp;e=bff69439d6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DESA<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.us2.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=33cf89da7ade3a85156c5eda4&amp;id=29bb8a3780&amp;e=bff69439d6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sustainable Development\u00a0<\/a><br \/><strong>On Twitter:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UN?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@UN<\/a><strong>,\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.us2.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=33cf89da7ade3a85156c5eda4&amp;id=828f5b031c&amp;e=bff69439d6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@GlobalGoalsUN<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.us2.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=33cf89da7ade3a85156c5eda4&amp;id=61aae9c8e4&amp;e=bff69439d6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@UNDESA<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.us2.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=33cf89da7ade3a85156c5eda4&amp;id=6db2044d7b&amp;e=bff69439d6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@SustDev<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lisbon, Portugal, 27 June \u2013 With climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution exacting a devastating toll on the world\u2019s ocean \u2014 critical to food security, economic growth and the environment \u2014\u00a0the 2022 UN Ocean Conference\u00a0opened in Lisbon, Portugal today with a call for a new chapter of ocean action 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