High-level panel discussion on countering the negative impact of disinformation on the enjoyment and realization of human rights

Audio Languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish, Original

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

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Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, President of Faso and President of the Council of Ministers of Burkina Faso, addresses the general debate of the 75th Session of the General Assembly of the UN (New York, 22 – 29 September 2020).

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Investor appetite for blue investment is on the rise whilst businesses are recognizing the need to align their operations with the transition to a net-zero, resilient future in line with the Sustainable Development Goals. This session will discuss how to shift private and public sector funding towards the blue economy by developing a pipeline of bankable ocean investments. It will feature an important announcement about the creation of global blue capital market standards.

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The international shipping sector urgently needs to decarbonize and get to zero emissions by 2050. Zero carbon fuels such as hydrogen and ammonia are being increasingly trialled, but will require a significant amount of renewable energy -with some of this coming from offshore wind. Green corridors are emerging between ports, driven by public-private partnerships, to create zero emissions transport lanes.

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Our ocean faces unprecedented threats from pollution, overfishing, habitat loss and climate change. Progress on the ocean SDG- life below water, is not on track to achieve its ambitious targets. In response, UNDP, with support from Sweden and Norway, launched the Ocean Innovation Challenge aimed at accelerating progress on SDG 14 in 2020. The first of several planned challenges, launched in January 2020, focused on SDG 14.1, marine pollution.

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The panel will demonstrate how cross-sectoral collaboration facilitates the prevention, mitigation, and remediation of ALDFG in the marine environment, and establishes pathways for overcoming sea-based sources of marine pollution related to fishing, all of which supports delivery on SDG 14 and the ocean-climate agenda.

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The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture (SOFIA) is a flagship report of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), which analyses the status of global stocks as well as trends in fisheries and aquaculture at a global and regional level.

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A Conversation with Catherine McKenna, Chair, UN Secretary-General's Expert Group on Net-zero Emissions Commitments - We need to get our act together to tackle the biggest challenge that we face.

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Water is cross-cutting and can be the deal breaker to achieving many SDGs such as energy, food security, health, etc. Including our oceans, because 'from source to sea' fresh water connects with saline water.

Audio Languages: English, Original