United States, Aug. 28 -- State Parties negotiating the new High Seas treaty in New York are being urged to address current gaps in the negotiations and focus on 'landing zones and bridging areas' rather than previously articulated positions.
Palau's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Olai Uludong is the facilitator of the informal working group on capacity building and marine technology transfer - one of the four informal negotiating sessions at the third marine biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ) this week.
Ambassador Uludong told PACNEWS, negotiators will need to talk to each other to find common position to advance the debate on the draft text of the new high seas treaty, that's likely to come into...