内容摘要：have focused on Australia’s changing demographics. The election is the first in Australia in which Baby Boomers, born between the end of World War II and 1964, are outnumbered by younger voters.

have focused on Australia’s changing demographics. The election is the first in Australia in which Baby Boomers, born between the end of World War II and 1964, are outnumbered by younger voters.

Valverde said she expects participants to make commitments totaling $100 billion in new funding to address the crisis facing the oceans.France’s U.N. Ambassador Jérôme Bonnafont said his country’s priorities for the conference include obtaining 60 ratifications for the

in the high seas adopted in March 2023 so it goes into effect. The treaty’s mission is to ensure sustainable fishing, mobilize support to protect and conserve at least 30% of the oceans’ waters, fight plastic pollution, “accelerate decarbonization” of maritime transportation and mobilize financing.Conference participants are expected to adopt a declaration that says action is not advancing fast enough to address the impact of “the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution.”“We underscore the central role of a healthy and resilient ocean in sustaining life on Earth, ensuring global food security, and supporting billions of lives,” the final draft says.

It supports new scientific research to meet the challenges of climate change and improve the scientific understanding of the oceans. It does not address the issue of deep-sea mining because a consensus could not be reached, Li said.The Trump administration said last week that it will consider selling leases to extract minerals from the seabed off the South Pacific island of American Samoa, a potential first step in a wider industry push to allow

, which environmentalists oppose because they say it could irreparably harm marine ecosystems.

The declaration and voluntary commitments from governments and all sectors are expected to become the Nice Ocean Action Plan.Sleep, he says, is sometimes impossible, as he worries about the large family he supports in Haiti and whether his work permit will be canceled. On the kitchen counter are stacks of receipts for the money transfers he’s sent back home.

Haitian immigrant Idaneau Mintor, a meat plant worker, stands at the doorway of his one-bedroom apartment he shares with a fellow Haitian, April 15, 2025, in Dumas, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)Haitian immigrant Idaneau Mintor, a meat plant worker, stands at the doorway of his one-bedroom apartment he shares with a fellow Haitian, April 15, 2025, in Dumas, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Haitian immigrant Idaneau Mintor, a meat plant worker, stands in the doorway of his one-bedroom apartment he shares with a fellow Haitian, April 15, 2025, in Dumas, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)Haitian immigrant Idaneau Mintor, a meat plant worker, stands in the doorway of his one-bedroom apartment he shares with a fellow Haitian, April 15, 2025, in Dumas, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)