The third session of the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ) begins its third session on Monday, 19 August 2019, at UN Headquarters in New York. Delegates will begin discussions on the draft text of an agreement under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea on BBNJ, prepared by IGC President Rena Lee (Singapore). Read full report