#PrepCom3
In a new blog, @oceancare.bsky.social Johannes Müller and High Seas Alliance @dkachelriess.bsky.social reflect on how shifting geopolitical and political dynamics can impact international processes, specifically the BBNJ: https://www.oceancare.org/en/stories_and_news/reflections-bbnj-prepcom3/
Reflections on BBNJ PrepCom3 – OceanCare
BBNJ at a turning point: the Agreement must remain a milestone for ocean protecting.
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May 21, 2026 at 5:31 PM
PrepCom3 has concluded - now the real work begins.

The systems being built today will determine whether High Seas MPAs are effective - or just exist on paper.

What happens next will define the road to COP1.

🔗 marine-conservation.org/on-...
April 7, 2026 at 8:14 PM
At #PrepCom3 for #FfD4 on Thursday, delegations debated options to address debt sustainability, with many developing countries supporting a proposal to establish a multilateral sovereign debt mechanism

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#FfD #sustdev #finance
February 14, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Week 1 at #PrepCom3 has been focused on the building blocks of the #BBNJ Agreement.

Our DOSI delegation is doing a great job on the ground, supporting delegate discussion on how the BBNJ Agreement will be operationalised.

What's happened so far? 👇🧵
March 27, 2026 at 8:00 PM
🌐 The first week of #BBNJ #PrepCom3 has concluded after five days of tireless negotiations, with parallel meetings pushing progress across all agenda items.

📝 Our doctoral Researcher @wenwenlyu.bsky.social is on-site to provide a brief overview of the progress during the first week 👇
March 28, 2026 at 2:11 PM
🌊 Der deutsche Bundesrat ebnet nun auch den weiteren Weg für Deutschlands Beitritt zum BBNJ-Abkommen! Ein wichtiges Signal während der #PrepCom3 in NY, der letzten Sitzung vor #BBNJCOP1. OceanCare begrüsst diesen Schritt.
#BBNJ @highseasalliance.bsky.social @umweltministerium.de
March 27, 2026 at 6:15 PM
DOSI ambassadors are at #PrepCom3 for the #BBNJ Agreement in New York.
Over the next two weeks, the DOSI delegation, led by Christine Gaebel & Marina Garwood, will be working to support States and other actors as they consider the rules, procedures, and institutions required for the implementation.
March 25, 2026 at 8:45 PM
At #PrepCom3 for #FfD4, delegates focused on sections of the zero draft of the outcome document related to mobilizing domestic public resources, holding talks on global #tax cooperation as well as how best to prevent illicit financial flows

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February 12, 2025 at 1:40 AM
As week 2 of #PrepCom3 begins, delegates are continuing discussions on key issues and considerations for implementing the BBNJ Agreement before the first Conference of the Parties (COP).
March 30, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Delegates attending #PrepCom3 for #FfD4 have initiated discussions on how best to address systemic issues, including increasing #inequalities, extreme #poverty, risks of spillover effects of macroeconomic policies and financial crises to developing countries, and a widening financing divide.
February 13, 2025 at 8:46 PM
At PrepCom3 for #FfD4, Co-Chair Rui Vinhas, Portugal: “We stand at a crossroads: either we work together and mobilize resources, implement policy reforms, and align #financial flows, or we go our separate ways, muddling individually in silos.”
#sustainabledevelopment
February 10, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Die PrepCom3 bereitet das Inkrafttreten des BBNJ-Abkommens vor. Im Fokus: Der Schutz der biologischen Vielfalt in Gebieten außerhalb nationaler Hoheitsgewalt.

Mehr Informationen: enb.iisd.org/marine-biodi...

#OceanGovernance #BBNJ #HighSeas #Biodiversity #30by30 #Sustainability #Prepcom3
April 4, 2026 at 7:51 AM
As #PrepCom3 comes to a close, our DOSI delegation reflect on the last two weeks in New York.

In our latest blog, we set out the differences between a Preparatory Commission and a Conference of the Parties and why this phase has been so important for #DeepOcean stewardship.

👉 buff.ly/GiLZAM3
April 2, 2026 at 7:15 PM
At #PrepCom3 for #FfD4, while South Africa stressed that “ODA is fuel for the engine we are trying to create here,”
the US noted they are not committed to the 0.7% ODA target and opposed any references to financing for #climate, #biodiversity, and ecosystems.
#SDGs
February 12, 2025 at 5:58 PM
At PrepCom3 for #FfD4, Co-Chair Zéphyrin Maniratanga, Burundi: the international financial architecture is like a “house built 80years ago that we continue to inhabit,” but we need structural not cosmetic “rethinking” of global economic models, to prioritize partnerships for a more equitable future.
February 10, 2025 at 4:28 PM
At #PrepCom3 for #FfD4, delegates are set to embark on discussions related to #debt and debt sustainability, considering if and how to reform the current global debt architecture.
February 13, 2025 at 3:19 PM
As discussions at #PrepCom3 turn to Instruments, Frameworks and Bodies (IFBs), read our recent policy brief to understand how to avoid fragmentation and strengthen cooperation on marine genetic resources.

Read it here: www.dosi-project.org/wp-content/u...
April 1, 2026 at 2:28 PM
At #PrepCom3 for #Ffd4, delegates are discussing international development cooperation, considering issues such as #ODA, #climatefinance, and development cooperation architecture. Developed countries once committed to 0.7% of their GNI towards development assistance.
#SustainableDevelopment #SDGs
February 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Delegates at #PrepCom3 towards #FfD4 begin providing comments on the Zero Draft of the Ffd4 Outcome Document, initiating discussions on a "global financing framework." Country comments are focused on the need to reform the international financial architecture.
February 10, 2025 at 8:36 PM
In their discussions on debt and debt sustainability, delegates at #PrepCom3 for #FfD4 heard from the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) who noted that debt relief is a matter of justice and human dignity.

📷 Ehud Neuhaus, Unsplash
February 13, 2025 at 5:32 PM
At #PrepCom3 for #Ffd4, delegates are discussing elements related to #science, #technology and #innovation, providing suggestions to strengthen language on issues such as #artificialintelligence for meeting the #SDGs, and financing for digital infrastructure in developing states.
#AI #Pact4theFuture
February 14, 2025 at 4:20 PM
At #PrepCom3 for #FfD4, delegates are discussing text related to international #tax cooperation and innovative taxes, as well as illicit financial flows, with many delegations welcoming the ongoing discussions towards a UN Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation.
February 11, 2025 at 8:51 PM
At #PrepCom3 for #FfD4, delegates have reconvened to continue discussions on the Zero Draft of the Financing for Development Outcome Document, providing comments on a section on realizing #SustainableDevelopment, with several calling for additional language on #financing for #peace.
February 11, 2025 at 3:16 PM
In their talks on international development cooperation at #PrepCom3 for #FfD4, several delegations cautioned against rolling #climate finance into #ODA, underscoring the need for new and additional finances to ensure resilience to climate shocks

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#finance #SDGs
February 13, 2025 at 12:12 AM
DOSI is pleased to be on the ground again this week to support States and other actors in the BBNJ’s effective implementation.
#PrepCom3
March 30, 2026 at 6:11 PM