Global Fund for Coral Reefs’ Post

PLEASE REPOST THIS MESSAGE. The Special Accreditation Process for NGOs and other stakeholders to attend the 3rd UN Ocean Conference (Nice, 9-13 June, 2025) is now open. See below: As guided by resolution A/RES/78/128, other non-governmental organizations, civil society and youth organizations, Indigenous Peoples’ organizations, local and regional authorities, academic institutions, the scientific community, the private sector, philanthropic organizations and other stakeholders whose work is relevant to the Conference but who are not in consultative status with ECOSOC or accredited to the previous United Nations Conferences must be granted special accreditation by the General Assembly in order to participate in the Conference as observers. The second (and final) round to seek Special Accreditation to attend the UN 2025 Ocean Conference is now open. Interested organizations must apply through this platform and by 13 December 2024. The secretariat of the Conference will review the relevance of the work of the applicant organizations including their background and involvement in the implementation and follow up of SDG 14. The President of the General Assembly will draw up the list of recommended organizations and submit it to Member States for their consideration on a non-objection basis.