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Biden Pushes Historic High Seas Treaty to Senate

Mike Schuler December 20, 2024

President Biden has taken a significant step toward ocean conservation by transmitting the High Seas Treaty to the Senate for ratification, marking a potential watershed moment for marine protection.

The landmark agreement, formally known as the Agreement on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ), aims to protect vast ocean areas that lie beyond national jurisdictions, covering approximately two-thirds of the world’s oceans. It is the third implementing agreement to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), an international treaty that establishes rules for using the world’s oceans and their resources.

“The Agreement will create a mechanism to establish marine protected areas in ABNJ, a vital step in the global effort to conserve or protect at least 30 percent of the global ocean by 2030,” Biden stated in his message to the Senate.

The High Seas Treaty, adopted on June 19, 2023, establishes a comprehensive framework for marine conservation, including provisions for marine genetic resources, protected areas, environmental impact assessments, and technology transfer.

Notably, while the United States has not ratified the broader UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, Biden strongly endorsed this new agreement, stating, “I believe joining the Agreement to be fully in the interest of the United States.”

The United States signed the High Seas Treaty the day it opened for signature on September 20, 2023, pledging not to take actions that would undermine the treaty’s objectives. However, for the U.S. to ratify the treaty, a two-thirds majority of the U.S. Senate must vote to give “advice and consent to ratification,” after which it would be sent to the President for ratification.

The treaty will enter into force 120 days after receiving 60 ratifications, potentially revolutionizing how nations cooperate to protect marine biodiversity and manage sustainable resource use in international waters.

https://gcaptain.com/biden-pushes-historic-high-seas-treaty-to-senate/

>>22200919

Here's the True North article

Canada #68

Canadian military deployed “gender advisors” to Ukraine, Haiti

By Cosmin Dzsurdzsa, True North Wire - December 19, 2024

The Canadian Armed Forces has been deploying “gender advisors” to international operations, including in Ukraine and Haiti, as part of a broader push to integrate gender ideology into military activities abroad.

This initiative, highlighted in the Department of National Defence’s recently released 2024 Departmental Report, is drawing sharp criticism from veterans and observers who question its relevance during active conflicts and humanitarian crises.

The latest departmental report emphasized the CAF’s commitment to gender-based analysis plus – a commitment introduced by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to integrate diversity, equity and inclusion into policy-making across all government departments.

According to the report, “gender advisors” and “gender focal points” were dispatched to Canadian military missions in Poland, Ukraine, Haiti, and Latvia throughout 2023.

“In Poland, the Task Force Gender Advisor was involved in all aspects of this training mission and supported the local Defence Attaché in connecting with local and Ukraine-based non-governmental organizations and interested parties,” reads the report.

Additionally, the report notes that in Haiti, “intersectional factors (were) being applied towards stabilization and humanitarian efforts.”

“Under Operations HORIZON and PROJECTION, ships’ crews and augmentees employed GBA Plus to keep CAF members safe and effective and, working alongside the United States and other military partners, to build capacity and awareness within the Indo-Pacific region,” the report continues.

The initiative is part of Canada’s third National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security for 2023-2029, which aims to bolster the integration of gender concepts into the execution of military operations.

According to the action plan, there are three full-time gender advisors embedded in the CAF at the strategic and operational levels. All missions receive at least a part-time Gender Focal Point.

“A Gender Advisor is a full-time position, usually a military position, and a Gender Focal Point is a part-time position; these exist to support Commanders in the application of GBA+ and gender perspectives in both the institutional and operational realms. Gender Focal Points are positioned throughout CAF. In-theatre, there is a minimum of one GFP on all named missions,” explains a Department of National Defence report.

However, some critics argue that such policies misplace priorities and add unnecessary bureaucracy to military operations.

Andrew MacGillivray, president of Veterans for Freedom, criticized the growing emphasis on gender analysis within the armed forces in a comment to True North, calling it an unwelcome distraction.

“GBA was initially created to factor in female characteristics into the procurement of military materiel and has since been transformed into a useless overbearing policy that has infiltrated every aspect of the Canadian Armed Forces,” said MacGillivray.

MacGillivray questioned the utility of these efforts in the field, particularly in high-stakes environments. “I doubt that countries at war or in a humanitarian crisis that we are trying to help care about gender nonsense being pushed by Canada when they are struggling to keep people alive,” he added.

The Department of National Defence did not respond to requests for comment before publication.

https://tnc.news/2024/12/19/canadian-military-deployed-gender-advisors-ukraine/

>>22200992

I'd call it more info and tuck it in behind >>22200960 if deemed worthy of notable

>>22200993

Those already using the Barter System will be mostly unaffected.

Those called "Survivalists" in the 80s and "Preppers" these days will be vindicated

>>22201282

Which ones?

>>22201303

Oh, worried about those are you?

>>22201304

I am a bit curious as to how many "migrants" have settled in to what was once East Germany

>>22201330

Not sure how Section 242 would apply as no jail time was done.

I would question the inaction of both the State Supreme Court and the State BAR Association over allowing this travesty to go on so long as in a recent bread an anon pointed out the indictment is still considered valid

>>22201395

The impediment is the matter of Succession

if POTUS on down is unable to perform the duties of the Office, then at some point the Speaker of the House becomes President. Elon is not a natural born citizen so cannot be President

>>22201425

I rather doubt that

>>22201510

Not a USN building, old folks home

Try harder

>>22201538

That's nice

>>22201621

So liberals claim

>>22201668

Since liberals keep saying the Constitution should be updated "to go with the Times" I propose the House of Representatives be discontinued as redundant.

Let the State Legislatures maintain a House. Have 3 Senators from each State and if any are left Commonwealth.

>>22201677

You have something in his past to present to anons for consideration then do so

>>22201701

Not even close