UN Secretary-General António Guterres opened the Third United Nations Ocean Conference in Nice, calling on the world to stop plundering the oceans.
Highlighting threats like plastic pollution, overfishing, and rising sea temperatures, Guterres described the ocean as a “shared resource” that is currently failing under human pressure.
With more than 120 countries attending, the summit underlines the growing global focus on ocean health as crucial to climate stability and food security. French President Emmanuel Macron announced that the landmark High Seas Treaty, aimed at protecting two-thirds of the world’s oceans, is close to the required 60 ratifications to come into force.
Leaders from Costa Rica and Brazil also spoke, emphasizing the need to shift from exploitation to stewardship of marine ecosystems. Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves called for a moratorium on deep-sea mining until scientific risks are fully understood.
The conference aims to finalize agreements on plastic pollution, increase ocean conservation funding, and boost cooperation on sustainable ocean management. As Guterres put it, “What was lost in a generation can return in a generation,” pointing to hope for a restored and thriving ocean future.
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Venezuela is facing mounting diplomatic and economic isolation as regional governments, airlines and international bodies react to escalating tensions between Caracas and Washington.
Rhetoric surrounding Russia’s war against Ukraine is once again shifting toward talk of a possible “diplomatic solution.”
Cyclone-induced landslides and floods cut off roads across western Indonesia on Monday as improved weather revealed the growing scale of a disaster that has killed nearly 800 people across Southeast Asia.
Moscow and Kyiv painted very different pictures of the battlefield on Sunday, each insisting momentum was on their side as the fighting around Pokrovsk intensified.
U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed on Sunday that he had spoken with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, but did not provide details on what the two leaders discussed.
Venezuela's government condemned Trump's comments in a statement posted on Saturday afternoon (November 29), describing them as a "colonialist threat" against the country's sovereignty and incompatible with international law.
U.S. and Ukrainian officials held what both sides called productive talks on Sunday about a Russia peace deal, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressing optimism about progress despite challenges.
Palestinian group Hamas continues its patient approach to maintain it despite provocations, says Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Authorities in Senegal have launched urgent measures to prevent a potential oil spill after water entered the engine room of the Panamanian-flagged oil tanker Mersin off the coast of Dakar, the port authority said on Sunday.
The death toll from devastating floods across Southeast Asia climbed to at least 183 people on Friday (28 November). Authorities in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Sri Lanka struggle to rescue stranded residents, restore power and communications, and deliver aid to cut-off communities.
At least 47 people have died and another 21 are reported missing following ten days of heavy rainfall, floods, and landslides across Sri Lanka, local media reported on Thursday (27 November).
Rescuers in Thailand readied drones on Thursday to airdrop food parcels, as receding floodwaters in the south and neighbouring Malaysia brightened hopes for the evacuation of those stranded for days, while cyclone havoc in Indonesia killed at least 28.
Floods and landslides brought about by torrential rain in Indonesia's North Sumatra province have killed at least 28 people by Thursday, with rescue efforts hampered by what an official described as a "total cut-off" of roads and communications.
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