Portugal’s Guterres opens UN Oceans Conference, calling for an end to ‘short-term’ gain

António Guterres, the new Secretary-General of the United Nations, opened the Oceans Conference on Monday, June 5th and emphasised the need to conserve the oceans and to use them in a sustainable way.

“The health of our oceans and seas requires us to put aside short-term national gain, to avoid long-term global catastrophe.”

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