UN member states struggled Saturday to nail down a long-awaited agreement on the high seas, after a sleepless night of negotiations on a treaty to protect a fragile and vital treasure that covers nearly half the planet.
After more than 15 years of informal and formal talks, negotiators have reached the end of two more weeks of discussions -- the third"final" session in less than a year.
On Friday night, conference chair Rena Lee had said there was still"a window of opportunity to seal the deal, and we mustn't let this opportunity slip through our hands." "But it's clear at 4 am, they are still really trying very hard to land the treaty today, otherwise they would have thrown in the towel."Even if compromises are found on all the remaining disputes, the treaty cannot be formally adopted at this session, Lee said on Friday.
Developing countries, without the means to afford costly research, say they fear being left behind while others profit from the potential commercialization of substances discovered in the international waters.
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