2022 United Nations Oceans Conference Closing Ceremony

Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa (centre), President of the Portuguese Republic, chairs the closing ceremony of the United Nations 2022 Ocean Conference in Lisbon, Portugal. At right is Movses Abelian, Under-Secretary-General for General Assembly and Conference Management.

The Ocean Conference, co-hosted by the Governments of Kenya and Portugal, comes at a critical time as the world is seeking to address many of the deep-rooted problems of our societies laid bare by the COVID-19 pandemic and which will require major structural transformations and common shared solutions that are anchored in the SDGs. To mobilize action, the Conference is seeking to propel much needed science-based innovative solutions aimed at starting a new chapter of global ocean action.