UN to finally adopt high seas treaty

By Agence France-Presse

Jun 20, 2023 12:49 am

UNITED NATIONS: The world's first international treaty to protect the high seas is due to be adopted Monday at the United Nations, a historic environmental accord designed to protect remote ecosystems vital to mankind.

'It will be a huge accomplishment, one that we've already celebrated with the finalization of the text in March. But the adoption formalizes that, and really sets the pathway for the next steps,' Liz Karan, of the nongovernmental organization (NGO) Pew Charitable Trusts, told Agence France-Presse (AFP).

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