Oceans conference: Achieving SDG 14 key priority

Oceans conference: Achieving SDG 14 key priority

The Fiji Times, 02 June 2017 – ACHIEVING Sustainable Development Goal 14 (SDG 14) with durable and genuine partnerships is a key priority for the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) at next week’s United Nations Oceans Conference in New York.

The conference will comprise plenary meetings, partnership dialogues and a special event commemorating World Oceans Day on June 8.

A statement from the Secretariat stated leaders from Pacific island countries and territories would attend the United Nations Oceans Conference in New York next week looking to show the world how important a healthy ocean was for their sustainable development, their prosperity, and their future. Read more…