UN Member States need to sign (or accede), and ratify the High Seas Treaty, in most cases after taking necessary steps through their own domestic legal processes. The 60th country to ratify will start a 120-day countdown, after which the Agreement will enter into force and the Treaty will become law. The global community will then be able to ramp up international action to protect our shared ocean, mitigate climate breakdown and safeguard the lives and livelihoods of billions of people worldwide.
Foreign Advisor HE Touhid Hossain deposits the instrument of ratification for #BBNJ Agreement to the UN today.
As the 11th nation to ratify it, 🇧🇩 seeks to benefit from the common heritage of mankind and contribute in realizing rules-based intl order in the #oceans.
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— Bangladesh@UN (@BangladeshUN1) September 27, 2024
