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Local December 11, 2025 | 10:53 am

Dominican Republic leads global response with first UN resolution on sargassum 

Nairobi.- At the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-7) in Nairobi, the Dominican Republic scored a diplomatic milestone today with the adoption of the first-ever UN resolution on sargassum. Titled “Strengthening the global response to massive sargassum influx,” the resolution, co-sponsored by Barbados and Jamaica, is the first global instrument addressing the massive se... Read more

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