Vietnam chairs meeting on UNCLOS’ role in sustainable sea, ocean preservation

Participants at the online meeting of the Group of Friends on the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) on July 21. — VNA/VNS

NEW YORK (Vietnam News/ANN): The Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN) chaired an online meeting of the Group of Friends on the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) on July 21.

The event's theme highlights the importance of the UNCLOS in the fulfillment of UN Sustainable Development Goal No.14 (SDG 14) on conservation and sustainable use of seas and oceans.