He President of Spain, Pedro Sánchez advocated in his diction in the UNOC3 for “the application of a precautionary pause until there is a code that regulates underwater mining” and for the achievement “of an ambitious agreement that contributes to reducing marine pollution by plastics.”
After defending «Multilateralism in these convulsive times, “he said that this cannot avoid” the individual responsibility of the states».
Sánchez He recalled that within three weeks the 4th Conference on Financing for the Development of the United Nations will be held in Seville, «A key event to address how to mobilize the necessary resources to respond to great global challenges».
Before his speech at the Plenary, the President of the Government held a bilateral meeting with the president of Costa Rica, Rodrigo Chaves, co -president of the Nice Conference, visited the Spanish oceanographic ship Odón de Buen and participated in an event organized by the EU in which the European Pact for the Oceans was presented.
UNOC3: Pedro Sánchez speech
The president of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, said Monday that taking measures to avoid ocean degradation is a way to protect the 19 million Spaniards living in coastal areas of the country, threatened by the rise in the level of the seas due to the heating of the climate.
«Es Fundamental to guarantee their resilience and sustainability, wherever they are found on the continental coast, in the islands or in the peripheral regions, such as the Canary Islands, ”said Sánchez, said Sánchez, said Sánchez, said During his speech at the launch of the European Pact of Oceans, during the UN Summit The Oceans of Nice.
In his short English speech at UNOC3, the head of the Spanish Government recalled that his country “has always demonstrated his firm commitment to maritime protection»And he stressed that he was the first to ratify the agreement on marine biological diversity in areas outside the National Jurisdiction (BBNJ), approved at the UN in 2023.
Entering this treaty is, in fact, one of the great objectives of the Nice Summit, that needs at least 60 countries to validate it so that it can go into force, which would open the door to protect 30 % of the ocean surface.
The president of the Spanish Government urged the EU to remain committed to maintaining “a high level of ambition” in the implementation of the future protection measures of the oceans planned by 2027 and requested that this “pact not only be a commitment made on paper and yes a promise made in action.” Sánchez cited the fight against contamination of plastics in the seas and the temporary brake on mining in seabed as two of the Spanish priorities.
Spain was one of the 33 countries that today issued a joint statement in favor of the protection of marine funds and a pause of Caution of the mining exploitation of these areas, whose resources consider «common heritage of humanity«. Besides, Sánchez He highlighted the importance of having “solid marine observation systems, such as drones,” to control maritime activities “within European borders. EFE / ECOticias.com