Countries sign oceanic 'peace' pact in Costa Rica

By Agence France-Presse

Jun 10, 2024 12:04 am

(UPDATE) SAN JOSE — Over two dozen countries signed a wishful 'declaration of peace with the ocean' on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) in Costa Rica, as a multiday meeting to prepare for a major UN conference next year wrapped up.

Among the signatories were Germany, Spain, Sweden, Canada, Colombia, Chile, Israel and South Korea, as well as Costa Rica and France, co-hosts of the third UN Ocean Conference to be held next June in the French city of Nice.

The Secretary of State for the Sea and Biodiversity of France, Hervé Berville, speaks during the opening of the Immersed Change Ocean Protection Summit in San Jose on June 7, 2024. Authorities, scientists, and international experts agreed on June 7, 2024, on the need to act without delay to protect the oceans during a forum in Costa Rica in preparation for the crucial UN meeting in 2025 in France. (Photo by Ezequiel BECERRA / AFP)

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