Republic of Korea to contribute resources for UN Decade of Ocean Science

article_koreaceremony.jpg © UNESCO Paris, France – Barely a month after the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030), the Republic of Korea announces a contribution of nearly US$230,000 to support preparations and enhance efforts to monitor the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goal 14 – to conserve and sustainable use the ocean and its resources. The Korean contribution comes in the form of both financial and human resources to UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC), UN body responsible for…

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