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UN resuming talks on high-seas treaty amid growing concerns
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NEW YORK, 16 August 2022, (TON): After four inconclusive sessions, UN member states resume talks aimed at finally completing a treaty to protect the world’s high seas, a vital yet fragile resource that covers nearly half the planet.
A host of NGOs and affected countries say the pact is urgently needed to improve environmental stewardship over the vast, yet largely unregulated, area as it faces growing challenges.
But the pandemic slowed negotiations for two years, and a session in March that was supposed to have been conclusive made progress but ran out of time.
The new round of talks opening Monday is set to run through August 26 at United Nations headquarters in New York.
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