Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ will bring together Heads of State, Heads of Government and other high-level delegates, representatives from civil society organizations, the business community intergovernmental and Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ agencies as well as renowned personalities, and other ocean and marine life advocates at the Ocean Conference on 5 to 9 June to spur action to improve the state of the world¡¯s oceans.

Ahead of the Conference, representatives from small island states will brief the media on what their plans are to conserve the health and sustainability of the oceans sharply deteriorating.

Who:

? Ambassador Ahmed Sareer, Permanent Representative to the United Nations for Maldives and Chair of the Alliance of Small Island States
? Ambassador Marlene Moses, Permanent Representative to the United Nations for Nauru and Chair of Pacific Small Island Developing States
? Ambassador Ronny Jumeau, Permanent Representative to the United Nations for Seychelles (TBC)

What:?Press briefing on The Ocean Conference

When: Wednesday 31 May 2017, at 1:00 p.m. (EDT)

Where: S-237, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Headquarters, New York or live through

For more information on the Ocean Conference, please visit: .

Media contact:
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Department of Public Information
Daniel Shepard, T: +1 (212) 963-9495 | E: shepard@un.org