President of the UN General Assembly visits IOC, calls on Commission to play key role at First UN Conference on the Ocean (UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)

(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) IOC Executive Secretary Dr. Vladimir Ryabinin, briefed the UN General Assembly President on IOC's broad contribution to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goal 14, which addresses ocean conservation and the sustainable use of marine resources. He stressed that the implementation of the SDG14 should be underpinned by ocean science solutions and that an efficient and effective mechanism is urgently needed to rally...