Speakers emphasized the urgency of expanding protected coastal and marine areas — one of the targets of Goal 14 of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development — as well as tackling the problem of ocean acidification during partnership dialogues on the second day of the United Nations Ocean Conference.
NEW YORK, 6 June 2017 (Office for Disarmament Affairs) — The United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004) Regional Industry Conference for the Pacific Alliance States (Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru) and Brazil will be held in Mexico City from 8 to 9 June.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres arrived in St. Petersburg, Russian Federation, from New York on Thursday, 1 June, to attend the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres arrived in Sicily from New York on Friday morning, 26 May, to attend the Group of 7 Summit in Taormina.
On 5 June 2017, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1718 (2006) enacted the amendments specified with underline and strikethrough in the entries below on its 1718 Sanctions List of individuals and entities subject to the measures imposed by paragraphs 8(d) and 8(e) of Security Council resolution 1718 (2006) adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations:
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ “Turning the Tide” opening remarks to the Ocean Conference in New York today:
Today is World Environment Day, and the theme this year is “Connecting People to Nature”. It highlights the vast benefits that humanity gains from clean environments, including food security, better health and climatic stability. The theme also encourages people simply to get back outdoors.
The following statement by UN Secretary-General António Guterres was issued today:
The inaugural United Nations Ocean Conference opened today with a call for urgent action to improve the health of the world’s seas, now in peril after decades of pollution, overfishing and the unattended effects of climate change that were decimating marine life, and in turn, livelihoods.
Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks following his meeting with Nicos Anastasiades, Greek Cypriot leader, and Mustafa Akıncı, Turkish Cypriot leader, in New York today:
