Briefing by Paulina Kubiak, Spokesperson for the President of the 77th Session of the General Assembly.

Audio Languages: English, Original

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

Audio Languages: English, Original

Closing remarks by Miguel de Serpa Soares, Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and UN Legal Counsel, on behalf of António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations at the UN Ocean Conference 2022.

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

Peter Thomson, United Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy for the Ocean, speaks at the closing of the 2022 UN Ocean Conference

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

Kenyan musicians performing at the closing of the UN Ocean Conference 2022.

Audio Languages: Original, English

Closing

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

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.

Audio Languages: Original, English

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.

Audio Languages: Original, English

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.

Audio Languages: Original, English

Promoting and strengthening sustainable ocean-based economies, in particular for Small Island Developing States and Least Developed Countries.

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