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Ninth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Informal Working Group to study issues relating to the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity beyond areas of national jurisdiction (BBNJ)

20-23 January 2015 | UN Headquarters, New York, United States of America

Highlights for Thursday, 22 January 2015

On Thursday, the Working Group started negotiations, paragraph by paragraph, on the draft offered by New Zealand and Mexico as Co-Facilitators of Wednesday's informal group, with Co-Chair Lijnzaad underscoring “nothing is agreed until everything is agreed.” The Working Group debated text on, inter alia: the legal gap relating to the conservation and sustainable use of BBNJ; the feasibility of a new international instrument; and the position of states non-party to UNCLOS.

In the afternoon, the Working Group debated a proposal by the G-77/China on the format and timelines for a negotiating process towards a legally binding instrument under UNCLOS. Negotiations on a revised working document continued in an evening session.

A view of UN Headquarters during the meeting.

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Intro | 20 Jan | 21 Jan | 22 Jan | 23 Jan

Specific funding for coverage of this meeting has been provided by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC)

A view of the dais during the morning session.

Co-Chair Liesbeth Lijnzaad, the Netherlands.

Christiane Engelbrecht, Venezuela.

Tullio Scovazzi, Italy, for the EU.

Elizabeth Kim, United States.

Thembile Joyini, South Africa, for the G-77/China.

Birgir Hrafn Búason, Iceland.

Kjell Kristian Egge, Norway.

Sergey Leonidchenko, the Russian Federation.

Fernanda Millicay, Argentina.

Catherine Boucher, Canada.

Penelope Ridings, New Zealand.

Greg French, Australia.

Side Event

The FAO held a lunchtime side event on applications and ues for the Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems (VME) Database.

Around the Working Group

Text was projected on screens for negotiation.

Postcards collected by Greenpeace called for action on BBNJ.

Post-it notes for the High Seas Alliance's "Wave of Change."

Audiovisual equipment from an earlier era of the UN stood in the corridor.

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Intro | 20 Jan | 21 Jan | 22 Jan | 23 Jan

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