The call was made by Nauru's Ambassador Marlene Moses, the chair of the Pacific SIDS in New York, the group of Pacific countries leading the negotiations on oceans on behalf of the region. The June conference in New York is the first ever on oceans governance after 193 world leaders endorsed the new UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in September 2015.
Oceans Governance comes under SDG Goal 14 of ‘Life below Water.”
