5th Plenary - 2022 UN Ocean Conference

Humanity has been waging a war against nature and the world's ocean — the lungs of our planet and the main source of food for more than a billion people — is now facing a multidimensional crisis driven by climate change, overfishing, habitat loss and pollution.

The UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon, Portugal, 27 June to 1 July 2022, co-organized by the Governments of Portugal and Kenya, is expected to deliver science-driven innovations and solutions to respond to this environmental emergency.

With the expected participation of over 5000 ocean advocates, including world leaders, entrepreneurs, youth, influencers and scientists, the Conference will ignite fresh impetus for advancing Sustainable Development Goal 14 – at the heart of global action to protect life under water. Concrete measures will be adopted to build ocean resilience and more sustainable communities, underpinned by a new wave of commitments — following the over 1,300 commitments made at the 2017 Ocean Conference — to restore the ocean's health.

Speakers:

• Jamaica - His Excellency Matthew Samuda, Minister without Portfolio, Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation of Jamaica
• Sri Lanka - Ms. Saranya Hasanthi Urugodawatte Dissanayake, Acting Additional Secretary of Ocean Affairs, Environment and Climate Change of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka
• Ms. Charlina Vitchev, Director-General, Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries of the European Commission
• Philippines - Her Excellency Feria Celia Anna, Ambassador of the Philippines to Portugal
• Senegal - Her Excellency Fatoumate Binetou Rassoul Correa, Permanent Representative of Senegal to the United Nations
• Kiribati - His Excellency Teburoro Tito, Permanent Representative of Kiribati to the United Nations
• Iran - His Excellency Morteza Damanpak Jami, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Portugal
• Canada - Kathy Graham, Director General, Marine Planning & Conservation of Canada, TBC
• Luxemburg - His Excellency Conrad Bruch, Ambassador of Luxembourg to Portugal
• Latvia - His Excellency Andrejs Pildegovičs, Permanent Representative of Latvia to the United Nations
• Micronesia (Fed. States of) - His Excellency Jeem Lippwe, Charge d'Affaires, a.i. of the Permanent Mission of Micronesia to the United Nations
• Egypt - Her Excellency Yasmine Fouad, Minister of Environment of Egypt
• Holy See - Archbishop Ivo Scapolo, Apostolic Nuncio in Portugal
• Ukraine - Her Excellency Inna Ohnivets, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Portugal
• Malta - Her Excellency Vanessa Frazier, Permanent Representative of Malta to the United Nations
• Tunisia - TBC, Permanent Representative of Tunisia to Portugal
• Gambia - His Excellency Lang Yabou, Permanent Representative of the Gambia to the United Nations
• Slovenia - Her Excellency Blažka Kepic, Ambassador of Slovenia to Portugal
• Poland - His Excellency Krzysztof Szczerski, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Poland to the United Nations
• Bolivia - His Excellency Diego Pary, Permanent Representative of the Plurinational State of Bolivia to the United Nations
• Mauritius - His Excellency Mr. Jagdish D. Koonjul, Permanent Representative of Mauritius to the United Nations
• Belgium - Mr. Jan Verbeeck, Consul-General of Belgium / Lisbon
• El Salvador - Her Excellency Egriselda Aracely González López, Permanent Representative of El Salvador to the United Nations
• South Africa - Her Excellency Mathu Joyini, Permanent Representative of South Africa to the United Nations
• Andean Development Corporation - TBC
• United Kingdom, TBC, TBC