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Clean up exercise
by United Nations Information Centre, Accra (United Nations entity)
UNIC Accra will lead volunteers and the media to clean up a fishing community/beach/fish market to sensitize the public about the impact of our actions and inactions on our seas. The objective of this exercise is to raise much awareness in the local media of the Ocean Conference and engage and encourage the local media to take interest in SDG 14.
Progress reports
14.1
By 2025, prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities, including marine debris and nutrient pollution
Type of commitment
PLASTICS
  • Coastal clean-ups
June 2017
Clean identified area
June 2017
Enable media coverage of the Ocean Conference
Financing (in USD)
2,000 USD
In-kind contribution
Volunteers to spend their time cleaning up
Other, please specify
ZoomLion Ghana Limited to provide all tools required for the clean-up exercise
Basic information
Time-frame: May/2017 - June/2017
Partners
United Nations Information Centre, Accra (UN) Zoomlion Ghana Ltd (private sector) Abibiman Foundation (NGO) CUNANGOS (CSO)
Ocean Basins
  • Global
Beneficiary countries
Other beneficaries
Contact information
Cynthia Prah, National Information Officer, prah@un.org, +233 (0) 302 665511
Accra, Ghana
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