2022 United Nations Oceans Conference Closing Ceremony

Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa (third from right), President of the Portuguese Republic, poses for a selfie with participants during the closing ceremony of the United Nations 2022 Ocean Conference in Lisbon, Portugal.  
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.