The UN Oceanic Conference called through the Reisbon Declaration call for the efforts to increase marine actions

Xinhua News Agency, July 1st (Reporter Wen Xinnian Zhao Danliang) The 2022 UN Oceanic Conference ended in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal on July 1. The parties attended the Lisbon Declaration and agreed to increase the intensity of marine actions based on science and innovation to cope with the current emergencies of the marine.

The declaration said that in response to the current status of the seas facing the ocean, all parties must be more ambitious and take more resolute and timeliness actions to improve the health of the ocean and coastal ecosystems, enhance sustainable development capabilities and toughness. The declaration calls on all parties to take further measures to strengthen data collection and reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other fields, and at the same time innovate financing channels to achieve sustainable marine economies.

The theme of the Oceanic Conference is "Expanding marine actions based on science and innovation, promoting the implementation of the UN sustainable development goals 14: evaluation, partnership and solution." Development goals 14 include: reduce marine pollution, protect the ocean and coastal ecosystems, reduce marine acidification, terminate illegal and excessive fishing, increase investment in scientific knowledge and marine technology, as well as international law that complies with the requirements of safety and sustainable use of marine and marine resources Essence

Liu Zhenmin, deputy secretary -general of the United Nations responsible for economic and social affairs and secretary -general of the conference, said that it is necessary for all sectors to focus on marine actions and commit to improving the scientific basis of decision -making, and strengthen scientific partnership through mutual learning.

During the Oceanic Conference, China hosted the edge of "promoting blue partnership and constructing a sustainable future". Zhang Zhanhai, special envoy of the Chinese government and the chief engineer of the Ministry of Natural Resources, said in his speech that China's relevant advocates aims to promote the establishment of open -tolerant, pragmatic, mutually beneficial and win -win blue partnership, and based on the principle of blue partnerships, through flexibility, flexible Multiple cooperation models, mobilize resources of all parties, promote the formation of "Global Blue Partnership Cooperation Network", and jointly carry out the action of protecting and sustainable use of marine and marine resources.

UN Secretary -General Peter Thomson attended the meeting and affirmed that the blue partnership advocated by China in his speech was an effective cooperation model that could better achieve the UN sustainable development goal.

The United Nations Oceanic Conference opened on June 27 in Lisbon on June 27. The conference was co -sponsored by Portugal and Kenya. Multi -national dignitaries, business leaders, scientists, civilian groups, and thousands of young people participated in the five -day conference to discuss solutions to the challenges facing the ocean.

【Edit: Zhu Yanjing】

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