13th session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body to draft and negotiate a WHO convention, agreement or other international instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response.

The Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity will address agenda items left unresolved at COP16 in Colombia.  Key issues include a new Resource Mobilization Strategy, the monitoring framework for the KMGBF’s 23 targets, and cooperation with other conventions and international organizations, among others.

The high-level 2025 United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development (the 2025 UN Ocean Conference) will be co-hosted by France and Costa Rica and held in Nice, France, from 9 – 13 June 2025. The overarching theme ... Read more