{"id":83295,"date":"2016-12-09T16:22:30","date_gmt":"2016-12-09T21:22:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/71\/?p=83295"},"modified":"2016-12-09T16:22:30","modified_gmt":"2016-12-09T21:22:30","slug":"media-advisory-briefing-for-member-states-about-the-ocean-conference-in-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/71\/2016\/12\/09\/media-advisory-briefing-for-member-states-about-the-ocean-conference-in-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"MEDIA ADVISORY: Briefing for Member States about The Ocean Conference in 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>MEDIA ADVISORY<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Briefing for Member States about <em>The Ocean Conference<\/em> in 2017 <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong><em>United Nations<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>, New York, 9 December 2016<\/em><\/strong><em> &#8212;<\/em> The President of the United Nations General Assembly will convene a briefing for member states on the ongoing preparations for the United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14 to be held in in New York from 5-9 June 2017 as well as its preparatory meeting on 15-16 February 2017.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The briefing will take place on Tuesday, 13 December 2016 from 3:00 to 6:00pm in the Trusteeship Council Chamber, with the participation of representatives of the Co-Presidents of the Conference, Fiji and Sweden as well as the Secretary General of the Conference, Mr. Wu Hongbo and the Focal Point for UN-Oceans and Special Adviser to the Co-Presidents, Mr. Miguel de Serpa Soares.<\/p>\n<p>Media is invited to attend or to follow the webcast.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHAT \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>Briefing to Member States about \u201cThe Ocean Conference\u201d in 5-9 June 2017<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHO\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><br \/>\nH.E. Mr. Peter Thomson, <em>President of the United Nations General Assembly<\/em><br \/>\nH.E. Mr. Wu Hongbo, <em>Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs &amp; Secretary-General of The Ocean Conference<\/em><br \/>\nH.E. Mr. Luke Daunivalu, <em>Charg\u00e9 d&#8217;Affaires and Deputy Permanent Representative of Fiji to the United Nations and Co-President of the Conference<\/em><br \/>\nH.E. Mr. Olof Skoog, <em>Permanent Representative of Sweden to the United Nations and Co-President of the Conference<\/em><br \/>\nMr. Miguel de Serpa Soares, <em>Focal Point for UN-Oceans and Special Adviser to the Co- Presidents<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>WHEN\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><strong>Tuesday, 13 December 2016, 3:00 \u2013 6:00pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>WHERE\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Trusteeship Council Chamber,<\/strong> also webcast at: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webtv.un.org\">www.webtv.un.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Follow on Twitter @<\/strong><strong>UN_PGA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hashtags:<\/strong> #SDGs #GlobalGoals<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Additional information on The Ocean Conference can be found at: <a 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