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World Ocean Festival will kick off major UN conference within Jun
12.04.2017 09:17 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
As of yesterday, while speaking within at the UN press briefing, President of the UN General Assembly, Peter Thomson said
to «kick-off» a whole week of action devoted to the high seas within this year Jun at the UN Headquarters, the UN will be joining forces with New York City in hosting the World Ocean Festival, UN Radio reports.
As to Thomson, the upcoming World Ocean Conference (this year Jun 59) would be all about finding «human solutions» to the degradation of marine life and its environment.
As to him, the World Ocean Conference will bring together stakeholders from across the world, in support of Sustainable Development Goal 14 on conserving and using the world oceans sustainably.
It is to be admitted, the host city for the UN Headquarters, New York, will host the inaugural World Ocean Festival just a day in advance of the conference World Ocean Conference.
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