France's President Emmanuel Macron (left) and Portugal's President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa walk to Lisbon Oceanarium in Lisbon on June 30, 2022 (July 1in Manila), as part of the UN Ocean Conference. A major UN conference on how to restore the faltering health of global oceans kicked off in Lisbon on June 27, 2022 with a flurry of promises to expand marine protected areas, ban deep-sea mining, and combat illegal fishing. AFP PHOTO
Lisbon, Portugal: France and Costa Rica have jointly bid to host the next UN Ocean Conference, in 2025, French President Emmanuel Macron told some 7,000 diplomats, experts and advocates at this year's meet in Lisbon.