United Nations published this video item, entitled “Turning the Tides for the Ocean: Five Key Outcomes from the Ocean Conference | United Nations” – below is their description.
Urgency, solutions, commitments, a political declaration and breakthroughs: these are the five key accomplishments of the United Nations Ocean Conference, held from 27 to 1 July in Lisbon.
“The ocean connects us all,” declared United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, opening the event which also saw the participation of leading officials, scientists and activists including Jason Momoa, the actor who plays Aquaman and who was named at the Conference as the new United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Advocate for Life Under Water.
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In This Story: Jason Momoa
Joseph Jason Namakaeha Momoa (born August 1, 1979) is an American actor.
He made his acting debut as Jason Ioane on the syndicated action drama series Baywatch: Hawaii (1999–2001), which was followed by his portraying Ronon Dex on the Syfy science fiction series Stargate Atlantis (2005–2009), Khal Drogo in the first two seasons of the HBO fantasy drama series Game of Thrones (2011–2012), Declan Harp on the Discovery Channel historical drama series Frontier (2016–2018), and Baba Voss on the Apple TV+ science fiction series See (2019–present). Momoa was featured as the lead of the two lattermost series.
Outside of television, Momoa has portrayed Aquaman in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) since 2016. He headlined an eponymous 2018 film, and will reprise his role in the 2022 sequel. Momoa also played Duncan Idaho in the 2021 film adaptation of the science fiction novel Dune.
