"Incorporating a vulnerability index into development frameworks would allow a fairer measurement of economies than the traditionally emphasized GDP. Highlighting Sustainable Development Goal 14 on conservation and sustainable use of the oceans, seas and marine resources, it was pivotal to the survival of small-island economies. I noted that illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing undercut development efforts and jeopardized the livelihoods of millions around the world."
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Marie-Louise Potter
Marie-Louise Potter (born March 15, 1959) is a Seychellois politician and diplomat member of the National Assembly of Seychelles. She is a member of the Seychelles People's Progressive Front and was first elected to the Assembly in 1993. In 2007, she became the leader of Government Business. Potter was appointed in March 2012 as the Permanent Representative of Seychelles to the United Nations, on June 9, 2012, as the Seychelles Ambassador to the United States, as High Commissioner (Commonwealth)
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