<p><!-- wp:heading {"level":6} --></p> <h6>On 9 September 2021, the General Assembly adopted the draft decision (A/75/578) entitled “2022 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,” by which the Assembly decides to convene the Conference from 27 June to 1 July 2022 in Lisbon, Portugal and that the Governments of Kenya and Portugal shall retain co-hosting responsibilities.</h6> <p><!-- /wp:heading --></p> <p><!-- wp:heading {"level":6} --></p> <h6>The decision further provides the schedules of plenary meetings and interactive dialogues and requests the President of the General Assembly to appoint two co-facilitators to conclude the intergovernmental consultations on the declaration of the Conference by May 2022; and to finalize the organizational arrangements for the Conference no later than May 2022.</h6> <p><!-- /wp:heading --></p> <p><!-- wp:heading {"level":6} --></p> <h6>More information about the Conference and its preparatory process will be provided in due course. </p> <p>More information <a href="https://www.un.org/en/conferences/ocean2022"><span class="has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color">HERE</span></a>. </h6> <p><!-- /wp:heading --></p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p>