SDG 14: Life Below Water

WTO deal is within reach to remove harmful fishing subsidies and halt global fish meltdown

To mark the occasion of newly appointed Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s term on 1 March 2021, the Stop Funding Overfishing campaign positioned an ice sculpture of a fish in front of the WTO’s HQ.

To mark the occasion of newly appointed Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s (2nd R) term on 1 March 2021, the Stop Funding Overfishing campaign positioned an ice sculpture of a fish in front of the WTO’s HQ. Image: Mark Henley/Panos Pictures

Gemma Parkes
Communications Lead, Ocean Action Agenda, World Economic Forum
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