Key points
- Pakistan commits to marine biodiversity protection beyond national borders
- Deputy PM/Foreign Minister Dar signs agreement, reaffirming Pakistan’s support for multilateral environmental cooperation
- Pakistan played leading role during BBNJ negotiations
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan signed 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)” at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on Tuesday.
Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar @MIshaqDar50, today signed the Agreement under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement).… pic.twitter.com/SqwY529Ruo
— Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Pakistan (@ForeignOfficePk) July 22, 2025
Pakistan played a leading role during the BBNJ negotiations, serving as Chair of the Group of 77 and China during the two main sessions in 2022.
Representing the collective voice of developing countries Pakistan consistently advocated for fair benefit-sharing, capacity-building, and technology transfer, in line with the principle of the common heritage of humankind.
Continued commitment to multilateral cooperation
The agreement was signed by Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar at United Nations in New York.
Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar @MIshaqDar50, today signed the Agreement under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement).… pic.twitter.com/SqwY529Ruo
— Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Pakistan (@ForeignOfficePk) July 22, 2025
The signing of the BBNJ Agreement reflects on Pakistan’s continued commitment to multilateral cooperation and to the protection and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction, a foreign ministry statement said Islamabad.
