Al Jazeera
August 27, 2022
Two weeks of negotiations to finally agree a treaty to protect biodiversity in the high seas, have ended in failure.
The latest talks among United Nations member states came to an end on Friday with negotiators unable to thrash out a legally binding text to address the multitude of issues facing international waters – a zone that encompasses almost half the planet.
Formal and informal discussions have been continuing for some 15 years.
“Although we did make excellent progress, we still do need a little bit more time to progress towards the finish line,” AFP reported conference chair and UN oceans ambassador Rena Lee as saying.
It will now be up to the UN General Assembly to resume a fifth session of formal talks at a date still to be determined.