Under the leadership of former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, the 8th Our Ocean Conference was held in the Republic of Panama. The event brought together a total of 190 governments committed to the preservation of the ocean through concrete actions and effective cooperation.

Within the framework of this outstanding conference, crucial links were forged with the international community, in line with the Order of Malta’s humanitarian and diplomatic mission. A memorable moment captured in a photograph, in which Ambassador Lupo del Bono is pictured alongside the former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Panama, Mr. Francisco Alvarez de Soto, and Felipe Victoria of the Embassy of the Order of Malta to the United Nations.