UN expert urges world leaders to prioritize human rights during upcoming UN Ocean Conference

UN expert urges world leaders to prioritize human rights during upcoming UN Ocean Conference

The UN Special Rapporteur on the human right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment, Astrid Puentes Riaño, urged world leaders on Tuesday to incorporate human rights in ocean governance ahead of the third UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3). In her statement, Riaño emphasized that human rights and ocean governance are interconnected issues that cannot be separated, as the impact of human activities on oceans ultimately affects people. She stat…