1st plenary meeting (Continued) - 2025 UN Ocean…

• General debate - Item 8

Statements delivered by:
1. The Republic of Burundi (HS) (on behalf of African Union)

2. The Republic of Palau (HS) (also on behalf of Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS))

3. The Republic of Iraq (HS) (also on behalf of Group of 77 and China)

4. The Republic of Peru (HS)

5. The Principality of Monaco (HS)

6. The Republic of Cabo Verde (HS)

7. The Republic of Sierra Leone (HS)

8. The Republic of the Marshall Islands (HS)

9. The Republic of Guinea-Bissau (HS)

10. The Republic of Cyprus (HS)

11. The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (HS)

12. The People's Republic of China (VP)

13. The Republic of Croatia (HG)

14. The Republic of North Macedonia (HS)

15. The Republic of Madagascar (HS)

The high-level 2025 United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development (the 2025 UN Ocean Conference) will be co-hosted by France and Costa Rica and held in Nice, France, from 9 - 13 June 2025.

The overarching theme of the Conference is "Accelerating action and mobilizing all actors to conserve and sustainably use the ocean". The Conference aims to support further and urgent action to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development and identify further ways and means to support the implementation of SDG 14. It will build on existing instruments to form successful partnerships towards the swift conclusion and effective implementation of ongoing processes that contribute to the conservation and sustainable use of the ocean.

The Conference will involve all relevant stakeholders, bringing together Governments, the United Nations system, intergovernmental organizations, international financial institutions, other interested international bodies, non-governmental organizations, civil society organizations, academic institutions, the scientific community, the private sector, philanthropic organizations, Indigenous Peoples and local communities and other actors to assess challenges and opportunities relating to, as well as actions taken towards, the implementation of Goal 14.

The Conference will build on the previous UN Ocean Conferences, hosted by Sweden and Fiji in 2017 in New York and by Portugal and Kenya in 2022 in Lisbon.