{"id":3232,"date":"2016-06-27T20:07:28","date_gmt":"2016-06-27T20:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.internationaldiplomat.com\/?p=3232"},"modified":"2016-06-27T20:07:28","modified_gmt":"2016-06-27T20:07:28","slug":"un-deputy-chief-highlights-benefits-challenges-confronting-oceans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/12h71.com\/?p=3232","title":{"rendered":"UN deputy chief highlights benefits from and challenges confronting oceans"},"content":{"rendered":"

27 June 2016 \u2013 Addressing a gathering on laws affecting the world\u2019s oceans, the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson today underscored that healthy oceans are critical to maintaining life on the planet, while also noting their connection to broader sustainable development aims.
\nIn his remarks to the opening of the 40th annual Conference of the Centre for Oceans Law and Policy, the UN official also emphasized that oceans are fundamental to meeting many of the world\u2019s most pressing challenges, such as fighting hunger, providing clean energy and countering climate change.
\n\u201cThey regulate the climate and provide an incredible range of natural resources, nutritious food, and jobs that benefit billions of people,\u201d he said, while cautioning that humans\u2019 impact on oceans and seas is taking a heavy toll. \u201cMany marine species are at serious risk from ocean warming and over-fishing.\u201d
\nMr. Eliasson drew attention to the threats posed by rising sea levels to small island nations, which \u201cbear so little responsibility for climate change but are on the frontlines of its imprint on their nations and people.\u201d
\nThe Conference, organized in cooperation with the UN Office of Legal Affairs<\/a>, focuses on the legal order for the world\u2019s oceans and the regime under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.
\nIt is also the first annual conference since the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development<\/a>and Paris Agreement<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

27 June 2016 \u2013 Addressing a gathering on laws affecting the world\u2019s oceans, the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson today underscored that healthy oceans are critical to maintaining life on the planet, while also noting their connection to broader sustainable development aims. In his remarks to the opening of the 40th annual Conference of
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