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EXPLAINED: Un head says high seas treaty must be ambitious | Vintage Vibes

Activists from Greenpeace display a banner outside the United Nations headquarters during negotiations on a treaty to protect the high seas in New York on February 27, 2023.

UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - United Nations chief Antonio Guterres urged countries Wednesday to agree a "robust and ambitious" treaty to protect the high seas, as time starts to run out for negotiators.

After 15 years of formal and informal talks, delegates have been meeting in New York since February 20 to discuss a text that aims to protect nearly half the planet.

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