United States, Aug. 22 -- Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) in New York leading the negotiations on the draft text of a new global agreement to manage marine biodiversity beyond nation jurisdiction areas (BBNJ), want the treaty to be fair, equitable and effective. And, they want the treaty to address specific needs of small island developing states to implement their obligations under the Convention of the Law of the Sea. Speaking on behalf of PSIDS at the beginning of the two weeks of negotiations in New York, Fiji's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Satyendra Prasad said the new global agreement should recognise the unique challenges and vulnerabilities of small island developing states. "Tradit...