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As part of the Secretariat’s capacity-building and technical-assistance project to assist member countries in their ratification and implementation of the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement), we are pleased to announce the second webinar in a series of six dedicated to the BBNJ Agreement.

Join us for the official launch of the 2024 Commonwealth Trade Review, titled 'Strengthening Food Security in the Commonwealth: Trade, Investment, and Resilient Supply Chains'.

This key publication, prepared ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Samoa, explores the pivotal role that trade and investment play in enhancing food security across the Commonwealth's 56 member countries, home to 2.7 billion people. It also provides the latest data on trends and drivers of intra-Commonwealth trade and investment.

On 19 June 2023, member states of the United Nations adopted, by consensus, the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement).

The 24th Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers Meeting (CFAMM) will take place on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, on 23 September 2024 from 10:00 AM-1:00 PM New York time.

In partnership with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP), the ÌÇÐÄ̽»¨ has developed its first report on Digital and Sustainable Trade Facilitation in the Commonwealth.