The 11th Our Ocean Conference — the first ever on African soil — closed with 320 new commitments from 104 governments, businesses and civil society groups. The World Bank pledged $1 billion for blue economies; Kenya committed $1 billion including $200 million for electronic fishing vessel monitoring. About 85% of all pledges made since 2014 have been fulfilled or are underway.
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La conferencia oceánica en Mombasa cierra con 6 400 millones de dólares en compromisos

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La undécima edición de la Conferencia Nuestro Océano, celebradapor primera vez en suelo africano, reunió a 104 países y organizaciones y generó 320 nuevos compromisos. El Banco Mundial aportará 1 000 millones; Kenia comprometió otros 1 000 millones, incluyendo monitoreo electrónico de barcos pesqueros. El 85 % de los compromisos desde 2014 ya están cumplidos o en curso.

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