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.
President @edgarsrinkevics has signed into law Latvia’s ratification of #HighSeasTreaty | #BBNJ Agreement🌊🌏
Latvia is to submit the ratification instrument with EU & other Member States before UN Ocean Conference in 2025.#RaceForRatification
#TogetherForPeaceAndResilience pic.twitter.com/Z0opHNX3sS— Latvian MFA 🇱🇻 | #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 (@Latvian_MFA) June 20, 2024
