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GA President: UN conference has heightened awareness of ocean issues
13.06.2017 08:02 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
As of last week, while speaking on the final day of the Ocean Conference in NY, General Assembly President Peter Thomson said the Conference had raised the bar on global awareness about the state of the planets oceans, UN Radio reports.
It is to be admitted, the Conference was held to support implementation on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14, which calls for conserving and sustainably using the oceans, seas and marine resources to benefit both present and future generations.
Governments, civil society, the private sector and others registered more than 1,200 commitments to improve ocean health.
Thomson said he was «100 per cent satisfied» with the results.
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