United Nations Ocean Conference 2022

Current Context: All 198 members of the United Nations unanimously adopted the Lisbon Declaration on ocean conservation on July 1st, 2022.

The Countries which participated in the UN Ocean Conference 2022, committed to following science-based and innovative actions on an urgent basis.
Participants have also taken a pledge to work on preventing, reducing, and controlling marine pollution.
Member nations have also committed to empowering women and girls, recognizing their participation in a sustainable ocean-based economy.
Apart from that, the fifth round of negotiations to implement the international treaty will be held in New York from August 15-26, 2022.
The main objective is to protect biodiversity in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction, which lie outside the 200-mile (322-kilometre) exclusive economic zones of countries.