UN Ocean Conference ends with ‘momentum and missed chances’
“After 20 years, the High Seas Treaty is finally within reach."
Organisers say Nice “has won the bet of the ocean” but critics argue that commitments made at the third UN Ocean Conference don’t go far enough.
Last week’s UN Ocean Conference, attended by 64 heads of state and government and 12,000 delegates, ended on June 13 with a number of new voluntary commitments – both individual and collective.
