Deadlock over UN treaty for high seas keeps developing countries at a disadvantage

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WorldFish
Published on
19.03.22
Impact Area
Biodiversity, Environmental health, Gender equality

Fishing boat in Timor Leste. Photo by Jennifer King

The livelihoods of millions worldwide continue to be at risk after UN Member States failed to agree a new treaty to ensure protections for the high seas, according to WorldFish Interim Director General Essam Yassin Mohammed.

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