World Oceans Day

Item 5 (continued) Credentials of representatives (item 6) Other matters (item 7) Closure (item 8) The Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement) was adopted on 19 June 2023 by the Intergovernmental Conference on Marine Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction convened under the auspices of the United Nations, and entered into force on 17 January 2026. The General Assembly established, in resolution 78/272, a Preparatory Commission to prepare for the entry into force of the Agreement and to prepare for the convening of the first meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Agreement. Related Sites and Documents:  Website  &  Proposed organization of work (pdf) Watch the Preparatory Commission: Agreement on Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (Third Session, 30th plenary meeti...

  Item 5 (continued). The Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement) was adopted on 19 June 2023 by the Intergovernmental Conference on Marine Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction convened under the auspices of the United Nations, and entered into force on 17 January 2026. The General Assembly established, in resolution 78/272, a Preparatory Commission to prepare for the entry into force of the Agreement and to prepare for the convening of the first meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Agreement. Related Sites and Documents:  Website  &  Proposed organization of work (pdf) Watch the Preparatory Commission: Agreement on Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (Third Session, informal working group meeting)! General Assembly

Item 5 (continued)Rules of Procedure for the Conference of the Parties (Cluster I, Issue 1). The Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement) was adopted on 19 June 2023 by the Intergovernmental Conference on Marine Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction convened under the auspices of the United Nations, and entered into force on 17 January 2026. The General Assembly established, in resolution 78/272, a Preparatory Commission to prepare for the entry into force of the Agreement and to prepare for the convening of the first meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Agreement. Related Sites and Documents:  Website  &  Proposed organization of work (pdf) . Preparatory Commission: Agreement on Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (Third Session, Informal Working Group! Live Gener...

Small-scale fisherfolk organizations from Latin America, Africa, Europe, and Asia will highlight both the challenges these communities face and their successes in advancing human rights-based marine conservation. Speakers: Hasmia, Vice Secretary General of the Union of Traditional Fisherfolk of Indonesia Gwenael Pennarum, President of Low Impact Fishers of Europe Zoila Bustamante, President of the Latin American Union of Artisanal Fishing and of the National Confederation of Artisanal Fisherfolk of Chile Dawda Foday Saine, Secretary General, Confederation of Professional Organizations in the Artisanal Maritime and Continental Fisheries of Africa Annie Tourette, Blue Ventures Eugenia Arguedas, Ministry of Environment and Energy, Costa Rica. Moderated by Carolina Sánchez, CoopeSolidar/Fundación Quantum Press Conference: Small Scale Fisherfolks - 2025 UN Ocean Conference! Conferences

  The ocean produces at least 50% of the planet’s oxygen. The ocean is key to our economy with an estimated 40 million people being employed by ocean-based industries by 2030. Oceans absorb about 30% of carbon dioxide produced by humans, buffering the impacts of global warming .