Ahead of World Oceans Day (8 June), Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez says the momentum for collective international action must grow stronger, not wane.
The Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), Mr. Arsenio Dominguez, has called on the international community to demonstrate the “power of multilateralism” by renewing global commitments and actions to protect the ocean.
Leading up to World Oceans Day (8 June) and to the UN Ocean Conference in Nice, France (9-13 June), Mr. Dominguez urged governments, industry and civil society to seize the moment as an opportunity for global cooperation to do the right thing for future generations. He said:
“We all have a responsibility to safeguard our precious marine environment and resources, on which we all depend. Governments, industries, civil society: this is our ocean, our obligation – and our opportunity. This World Ocean Day, let us reaffirm our collective commitment to intensify our work through the power of multilateral action. The ocean and the planet
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