Related Events
UN Ocean Conference Reef Action Hub
From 27 June through 1 July, on the side-lines of the UN Ocean Conference, the Global Fund for Coral Reefs (GFCR) and the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) will host the ‘Reef Action Hub’. The Hub will feature coral-focused side events, including workshops and roundtable meetings, aiming to accelerate action for coral reefs and showcase solutions.
Events will be held in-person in the Hub, located at R. do Bojador 47 in Lisbon. Public events will be streamed live on the GFCR YouTube channel: Link. Below please find the full agenda. The Reef Action Hub Space is a contribution from the Mirpuri Foundation. Times below are listed according to local time in Lisbon, Portugal (GMT+1).
High-Level Briefing on the 2022 UN Ocean Conference
In the run-up to the 2022 UN Ocean Conference, the Geneva Blue Talks aim to engage stakeholders in the process by focusing on key issues related to Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14 that are both at the heart of International Geneva and of the upcoming conference.
High-Level Thematic Debate in Support of SDG14: Life Below Water
It has been more than three years since the first UN Ocean Conference. With the second Conference still delayed due to the ongoing pandemic, and four SDG14 targets having matured in 2020, Member States and the international community will benefit from a progress update on the achievement of SDG14, and the ocean related goals. As such, the President of the General Assembly will convene a high-level thematic debate at United Nations Headquarters on 1 June 2021, to support the positive momentum of implementation of SDG14.