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Source: United Nations (video statements)

After enlisting at 18, Cheryl Pearce battled rigid gender barriers to rise through the military ranks. Now the UN’s Acting Military Adviser for Peacekeeping Operations, the Australian-born Lieutenant General is the highest ranking woman in uniform within the United Nations.

“Peace for me, is seeing communities having food security, having water security, education, knowing, you know, as a mum myself, knowing that my children can grow up to feel like that. They can have a life and a future and fulfill their dreams and goals.”

Lieutenant General Pearce knows what it takes to serve in some of the most difficult places on earth, from East Timor to Afghanistan. In this episode, she reflects on the sources of her mental and physical resilience, on making a robust case for peacekeeping in an age of disinformation, and shares why her family wants her to show her chaotic side once in a while.

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https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Xkr7PUCk9c4

Source: United Nations (video statements)

Message by António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, for the entry into force of the agreement on marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction.

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Today marks a watershed moment for the ocean.

The Agreement on Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction, the BBNJ Agreement, is now in force.

This is a historic achievement – for people and planet; for international cooperation and the United Nations.

This treaty establishes the first legal framework for conserving and sustainably using marine biodiversity in the two-thirds of the ocean that lie beyond national borders.

We now have binding global rules to share fairly the benefits from marine genetic resources;

Establish and enforce marine protected areas;

Conduct rigorous environmental impact assessments;

And provide capacity and technology to those that need it most.

In a world of accelerating crises – climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution – the Agreement fills a critical governance gap to secure a resilient and productive ocean for all.

I commend the Parties to the Agreement and urge all States to join.

Let us now move swiftly to universal and full implementation, and honour the promises of the Agreement for people everywhere.

Thank you.

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