UNDESA, UNSG’s Special Envoy for the Ocean, the Government of France and the Government of Costa Rica will be hosting on Wednesday, 9 November, from 10:00 to 11:30 am, a high-level side-event on “Accelerating investments in SDG14 and the Sustainable Blue Economy” at the Ocean Pavilion. Facilitated by the Ocean & Climate Platform, this side-event follows the second United Nations Ocean Conference held in Lisbon and addresses calls for greater financial support for SDG14 implementation. Governments, financial institutions, regional development banks, private sector entities and scientists will discuss ways to increase investment flows in support of the sustainable blue economy to achieve SDG14.