Protect oceans, UN tells nations

By Xinhua News Agency

Jun 10, 2021 12:48 am

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary General António Guterres on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) called for efforts to protect the oceans.

The recently issued Second World Ocean Assessment confirmed that many of the benefits that the global ocean provides to humankind are being undermined by human actions, he said in a message for World Oceans Day, which falls on June 8.

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