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8 June -
World Oceans
Day |
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Calendar of meetings |
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Submissions to the Commission on the
Limits of the Continental Shelf
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Secretary-General's Oceans Compact |
| 21 May 2013 |
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United Nations
to Issue “World Oceans Day” Stamps - Whimsical Images Highlight Important
Subject The stamps, issued in US
dollars, Swiss francs and Euros, will be sold at United Nations stamp shops in
New York, Geneva and Vienna. They can also be purchased at
unstamps.org, or by calling the New York office at
1-800-234-8672. |
| 9 April 2013 |
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Information for participants is available for the Fourth Meeting of the Ad Hoc Working Group of the Whole (22 - 26 April 2013). The Format, Provisional Agenda, Annotated Provisional Agenda and Organization of work for this meeting are also available.
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| 8 April 2013 |
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Ad Hoc Open-ended Informal Working Group to
study issues relating to the conservation and sustainable use of marine
biological
diversity beyond areas of national jurisdiction: Pursuant to General Assembly resolution 67/78, two intersessional
workshops will be convened in New York, from 2 to 3 May and 6 to 7 May 2013,
with the view to improving understanding of the issues and clarifying key
questions as an input to the work of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Informal Working
Group.
Lists of panellists:
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| 5 April 2013 |
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Information for participants to the 14th
meeting of the United Nations Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea is available as well as an advance and unedited reporting materials for the fourteenth meeting of the United Nations Open-ended Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea (English only) and
an advance and unedited format and annotated provisional agenda for the fourteenth meeting of the United Nations Open-ended Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea (English only)
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| 25 March 2013 |
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A
letter dated 20 March 2013 from Mr. Achim Steiner, Chair of the High-level
Committee on Programmes (HLCP), inviting to submit names of candidates for the
Oceans Compact Advisory Group |
| 18 March 2013 |
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The Terms
of Reference of the Oceans Compact Advisory Group (OCAG)
circulated by a letter dated 14 March 2013 from the Chair of the
High-level Committee on Programmes (HLCP), Mr. Achim Steiner, Executive Director
of the United Ntions Environment Programme, addressed to Member States |
| 11 March 2013 |
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On 20 March 2013, a preparatory meeting for the
14th meeting of the United Nations Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on
Oceans and the Law of the Sea will be convened by the Co-Chairs of the 14th
meeting of ICP, H.E Ambassador Meetarbhan of Mauritius and H.E Ambassador MacKay
of New Zealand, at United Nations Headquarters in New York, Conference Room 1
NLB |
| 7 February 2013 |
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Pursuant to General Assembly resolution 67/78, paragraph 182, two
intersessional workshops will be convened in New York, from 2 to 3 May and 6 to
7 May 2013, with the view to improving understanding of the issues and
clarifying key questions as an input to the work of the Ad Hoc Open-ended
Informal Working Group. The sixth meeting of the Working Group will take place
in New York from 19 to 23 August 2013, in accordance with paragraph 184 of the
resolution.
For further information, please follow this link.
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| 23 January 2013 |
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On 8
January 2013, Timor-Leste acceded to the Convention and expressed
its consent to be bound by the Agreement relating to the implementation of Part
XI (see
more...) |
| 19 December 2012 |
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On 19 December 2012, the Meeting of States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea elected
Mr. Szymon Uścinowicz (Poland) as member of the Commission on the Limits
of the Continental Shelf for a term of office ending on 15 June 2017. The list of members
of the Commission is available here.
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| 11 December 2012 |
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On 11 December 2012, the General
Assembly adopted, by 125 votes in favour, one against and with four
abstentions, resolution 67/78 on Oceans and the law of the sea (provisionally available as
A/67/L.21). It also adopted, without a vote, resolution67/79 on Sustainable fisheries, including through the 1995
Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations
Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the
Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly
Migratory Fish Stocks, and related instruments
([provisionally available as A/67/L.22)
press release |
| 10 December 2012 |
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Secretary-General Urges Universal Participation in Law of the Sea
Convention as General Assembly Commemorates 30-year Anniversary of
‘Essential Treaty’
General Assembly Commemorates Thirtieth Anniversary of Opening for
Signature of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea |
| 6 December 2012 |
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The texts of draft resolutions on (a) Oceans and the
law of the sea (A/67/L.21) and on (b) Sustainable fisheries,
including through the 1995 Agreement for the Implementation of the
Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of
10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of
Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks, and related
instruments (A/67/L.22) have been released.
Link to ODS
Link to General Assembly Meetings |
| 14 November 2012 |
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On
14 November 2012,
the General Assembly adopted resolution A/RES/67/5 Plenary meetings of the General Assembly on 10 and 11 December
2012 devoted to the consideration of the item entitled “Oceans and
the law of the sea” and to the commemoration of the thirtieth
anniversary of the opening for signature of the United Nations
Convention on the Law of the Sea without a vote. It is provisionally available as document A/67/L.4 and A/67/L.4/Add.1. |
| 6 November 2012 |
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On
5 November 2012,
Bangladesh ratified the Agreement for the Implementation of the
Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of
10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of
Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks (see
more...) |
| 5 November 2012 |
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Document A/67/315 Report of the Secretary-General "Sustainable fisheries,
including through the 1995 Agreement for the Implementation
of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the
Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of
Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks, and related
instruments" released |
| 25 October 2012 |
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Document A/67/79/Add.1
Report of the Secretary General "Oceans and Law of the Sea" released. |
| 24 September 2012 |
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On
24 September 2012,
Ecuador acceded to the Convention and Swaziland ratified it, and
both expressed their consent to be bound by the Agreement relating to the implementation of Part
XI (see
more...) |
| 21 September 2012 |
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On 19
September 2012,
Morocco ratified the Agreement for the Implementation of the
Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of
10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of
Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks (see
more...) |
| 12 August 2012 |
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On 12 August 2012, the United Nations Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon,
launched the Oceans Compact-an initiative to strengthen United Nations system-wide
coherence
to deliver on its oceans-related mandates |
| 24 July 2012 |
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The report on the work of the United Nations Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea at its thirteenth meeting is now available as document A/67/120.
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| 13 July 2012 |
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The outcome of the fifth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Informal Working Group to study issues relating to the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity beyond areas of national jurisdiction is now available as document A/67/95.
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| 7 June 2012 |
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On 6 and 7 June 2012, the Twenty-second Meeting of States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea elected 20 members of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf for a term of five years, commencing from 16 June 2012 and ending on 15 June 2017. The election of 1 member of the Commission has been postponed. The list of members elect are available here.
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| 20 April 2012 |
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The Secretary-General report A/67/79 on the topic of focus of the thirteenth meeting of the United Nations Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea (29 May - 1 June 2012, New York), is available.
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| 12 April 2012 |
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The Provisional Agenda and the Draft format and annotated provisional agenda and organization of work for the meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Informal Working Group to study issues relating to the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity beyond areas of national jurisdiction (7 - 11 May 2012, New York) are now available in all official languages.
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| 4 April 2012 |
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The advance, unedited provisional format and annotated provisional agenda for the thirteenth meeting of the United Nations Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea (29 May - 1 June 2012, New York) is available. |
| 3 April 2012 |
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The advance, unedited provisional
agenda and the advance, unedited format and annotated provisional
agenda and organization of work for the fifth meeting of the of the Ad Hoc
Open-ended Informal Working Group to study issues relating to the conservation
and sustainable use of marine biological diversity beyond areas of national
jurisdiction (7 - 11 May 2012, New York) are available. |
| 22 March 2012 |
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ICP Preparatory Meeting
- the Preparatory Meeting for the thirteenth meeting of the United Nations
Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea
will be held on 3 April 2012. The draft documents for the Preparatory
Meeting are now available. |
| 12 March 2012 |
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Document
SPLOS/239
- List of candidates nominated by States parties for election to the
Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf - Note by the
Secretary-General -is now available |
| 24 December 2011 |
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On 24 December 2011, the
General Assembly adopted draft resolution
A/66/L.21 - Oceans and the law of the sea - by 134 votes to 1, with
6 abstentions (resolution 66/231) |
| 6 December 2011 |
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On 6 December 2011, the
General Assembly adopted draft resolution
A/66/L.22 - Sustainable fisheries, including through the 1995
Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United
Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982
relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish
Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks, and related instruments
(resolution 66/68). |
| 18 November 2011 |
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Document A/66/566 - Workshop to discuss implementation of paragraphs 80 and 83 to 87 of resolution 61/105 and paragraphs 117 and 119 to 127 of resolution 64/72 on sustainable fisheries, addressing the impacts of bottom fishing on vulnerable
marine ecosystems and the long-term sustainability of deep-sea fish stocks - Letter dated 27 October 2011 from the Moderator of the
Workshop to the President of the General Assembly
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| 29 August 2011 |
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Document A/66/70/Add.2 - Report of the Secretary General "Oceans and Law of the Sea"
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| 17 October 2011 |
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Report A/66/307 - Actions taken by States and regional fisheries management organizations and arrangements in response to paragraphs 80 and 83 to 87 of General Assembly resolution 61/105 and paragraphs 113 to 117 and 119 to 127 of General Assembly resolution 64/72 on sustainable fisheries, addressing the impacts of bottom fishing on vulnerable marine ecosystems and the long-term sustainability of deep-sea fish stocks; now available
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| 14 October 2011 |
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Summary of the Moderator of the Workshop to discuss implementation of paragraphs 80 and 83 to 87 of resolution 61/105 and paragraphs 117 and 119 to 127 of resolution 64/72 on sustainable fisheries, addressing the impacts of bottom fishing on vulnerable marine ecosystems and the long-term sustainability of deep-sea fish stocks, which was held at United Nations Headquarters in New York on 15 and 16 September 2011.
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| 7 October 2011 |
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Document CLCS/72
- Progress of work in the Commission on the Limits of the continental
Shelf - Statement by the Chairperson - Twenty-eighth session - is now available
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| 4 October 2011 |
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Summary of the Moderator of the Workshop to discuss implementation of paragraphs 80 and 83 to 87 of resolution 61/105 and paragraphs 117 and 119 to 127 of resolution 64/72 on sustainable fisheries, addressing the impacts of bottom fishing on vulnerable marine ecosystems and the long-term sustainability of deep-sea fish stocks, which was held at United Nations Headquarters in New York on 15 and 16 September 2011. Participants are requested to provide any comments on the draft Summary by the close of business on 10 October 2011 (doalos@un.org)
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| 18 August 2011 |
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Document A/66/186 - Report on the work of the United Nations Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea at its twelfth meeting - Letter dated 22 July 2011 from the Co-Chairs of the Consultative
Process addressed to the President of the General Assembly
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| 15 August 2011 |
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Advance reporting material on actions taken by States and regional fisheries
management organizations and arrangements in response to paragraphs 80 and 83 to 87
of General Assembly resolution 61/105 and paragraphs 113 to 117 and 119 to 127 of
General Assembly resolution 64/72 on sustainable fisheries, addressing the impacts of
bottom fishing on vulnerable marine ecosystems and the long-term sustainability of deep-
sea fish stocks (English only version)
- Information on the Workshop on bottom fishing is available here
- Panellists presentations on the Workshop on bottom fishing are available here
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| 27 July
2011 |
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A Special Meeting of States Parties to the 1982 United Nations
Convention on the Law of the Sea will be held at Headquarters on
11 August 2011 to elect one member of of the Commission on the
Limits of the Continental Shelf
List
of candidates nominated by States Parties has been released |
| 29 June 2011 |
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The
report of the Twenty-first Meeting of States Parties to the United
Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (SPLOS/231) is now
available. |
| 13 June 2011 |
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ICP-12: Document A/66/70 Add.1 - Report of the Secretary-General "Oceans and the law of the sea"
has been issued and is now available.
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| 31 May 2011 |
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Material prepared by the group of experts for the (regular process for global reporting and assessment of the state of the marine environment, including socio-economic aspects (regular process) now available. |
| 26 May 2011 |
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On 15 May
2011, Thailand ratified the Convention and acceded to the Agreement relating to the implementation of Part
XI (see
more...) |
| 12 May 2011 |
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Workshop to discuss
implementation of paragraphs 80 and 83 to 87 of resolution 61/105
and paragraphs 117 and 119 to 127 of resolution 64/72 on sustainable
fisheries, addressing the impacts of bottom fishing on
vulnerable marine ecosystems and the long-term sustainability of
deep sea fish stocks
(New York, 15 to 16 September 2011) |
| 4 April 2011 |
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The General Assembly, at
its 84th plenary meeting held on 4 April 2011, adopted the draft
resolution
A/65/L.65 entitled "Oceans and the law of the sea", as
resolution 65/37B. |
| 25 February 2011 |
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Recommendations adopted by the Ad Hoc Working Group of the Whole on 18 February 2011 |
| 6 January 2011 |
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The regular process for global reporting and assessment of the state of the marine environment, including socio-economic aspects (regular process)
page has been updated |
| 7 December 2010 |
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On 7 December 2010,
the General Assembly adopted, by 123 votes in favour, one against
and with two delegations abstaining,
resolution 65/37
on Oceans and the law of the sea.
On the same day,
the General Assembly adopted, without a vote,
resolution
65/38 on Sustainable fisheries, including through the 1995 Agreement
for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations
Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to
the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and
Highly Migratory Fish Stocks, and related instruments.
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| 8 November 2010 |
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Document A/65/69 Add.2 - Report of the Secretary-General "Oceans and the law of the sea"
Addendum, has been issued and is
now available
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| 6 October 2010 |
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A/65/358
-
Report on the work of the Ad Hoc Working Group of the
Whole on the regular process for global reporting and assessment of the state of the marine environment, including
socio-economic aspects Letter dated 7 September 2010 from the Co-Chairs of the Ad Hoc
Working Group of the Whole addressed to the President of the General Assembly
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| 1 October 2010 |
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On 28
September 2010, Malawi ratified the Convention and expressed its consent
to be bound by the Agreement relating to the implementation of Part
XI (see
more...) |
| 23 September
2010 |
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The report of the resumed Review Conference on the United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement, held between 24 to 28 May 2010, is now available in all official languages.
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| 13 August
2010 |
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General Assembly Ad Hoc Working Group of the
Whole, 30 August-3 September 2010
-
Format
-
Provisional Agenda
-
Annotated Provisional Agenda
-
Information material from the Group of Experts
established pursuant to resolution 64/71
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| 14 June
2010 |
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2010 Recipient of the 23rd Hamilton Shirley Amerasinghe
Award |
| 14 June
2010 |
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On 14 June 2010, the
Chairperson of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf
made a
presentation on the workload of the Commission to the twentieth
Meeting of States Parties.
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| 10 June
2010 |
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Outcome of the
resumed Review
Conference on the United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement, New York,
24-28 May 2010.
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| 02 June
2010 |
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Document A/65/69 - Report of the Secretary-General "Oceans and the law of the sea", has been issued and is
now available |
| 26 May
2010 |
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Document CLCS/66
- Statement by the Chairperson of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf on the progress of
work in the Commission at its twenty-fifth session - is now available |
| 6 May
2010 |
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A/AC.259/L.11 - Format and annotated provisional
agenda for the eleventh meeting of the Cosnsultative
Process is now available |
| 22 April 2010 |
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Resumed Review Conference on the Agreement for the
Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on
the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation
and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish
Stocks, is scheduled to be held from 24 to 28 May 2010.
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| 20 April 2010 |
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A
regular process for global reporting and assessment of the state of
the marine environment, including socio-economic aspects (regular
process) - Group of Experts established pursuant to
General Assembly resolution 64/71
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| 13 April 2010 |
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Document
A/65/68 - Oceans and the law of the sea - Letter dated 16 march
2010 from the Co-Chairpersons of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Informal
Working Group to study issues relating to the conservation and
sustainable use of marine biodiversity beyond areas of national
jurisdiction - is now available |
| 9 April 2010 |
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Ninth
round of Informal Consultations for the United Nations Fish Stocks
Agreement (ICSP-9), New York, 16 and 17 March 2010 - Report
of the ninth round of Informal Consultations of States
Parties, List
of participants to the ninth round of Informal Consultations are
now available.
ICSP-9 served primarily as
a preparatory meeting for the resumed Review Conference, scheduled
to be held from 24 to 28 May 2010. Information for participants to
the resumed Review Conference is available here. |
| 8 January 2010 |
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The
third meeting of the
Ad Hoc Open-ended Informal Working Group to study issues relating to
the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological
diversity beyond areas of national jurisdiction will be held
from 1 to 5 February 2010, in accordance with General Assembly
resolution 63/111, paragraph 127, of 5 December 2008, and paragraph
146 of resolution 64/71 of 4 December 2009 (see
more ...)
Provisional Agenda has been issued as document
A/AC.276/L.3
Draft format and draft annotated provisional agenda
and organization of work has been issued as document
A/AC.276/L.4 |
| 5 January 2010 |
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Pursuant to the Timeline and Programme of Work for the
resumption of the Review Conference on the United Nations Fish
Stocks Agreement (see ICSP8/UNFSA/REP/INF.6) - Advance
and unedited material (English only) to be issued as the report
submitted to the resumed Review Conference in accordance with
paragraph 32 of General Assembly resolution 63/112 to assist it in
discharging its mandate under article 36, paragraph 2, of the
Agreement |
| 4 December 2009 |
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On 4
December 2009, the General Assembly adopted, by 120 votes against 1
with 3 abstentions, draft resolution A/64/L.18 and
A/64/L.18/Corr.1 on "Oceans and the Law of the Sea" as resolution
64/71, and adopted, without a vote, draft resolution A/64/L.29 on
"Sustainable fisheries, including through the 1995 Agreement for the
Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on
the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation
and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish
Stocks, and related instruments" as resolution 64/72. The
resolutions are now available. |
| 5 November 2009 |
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On 14 August
2009, Chad ratified the Convention and expressed its consent
to be bound by the Agreement relating to the implementation of Part
XI (see
more...) |
| 3 November 2009 |
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Documents
A/64/66/Add.1 and A/64/66/Add.2 - Oceans and the law of the sea -
Report of the Secretary-General - are now available |
| 2 November 2009 |
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On 2 November 2009,
Nigeria acceded to the Agreement for the Implementation of the
Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of
10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of
Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks (see
more...) |
| 30 October 2009 |
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A/64/305:
Actions taken by States and regional fisheries management
organizations and arrangements to give effect to paragraphs 83
to 90 of General Assembly resolution 61/105 of 8 December 2006 on
Sustainable fisheries, including through the 1995 Agreement
for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations
Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the
Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly
Migratory Fish Stocks, and related instruments - Report of the
Secretary-General -is now available |
| 12
October 2009 |
|
Pursuant to section V. paragraph 11 (3) of Annex III to the
Rules of Procedures of the Commission on the Limits of the
Continental Shelf, the summary of the recommendations of the
Commission in regard to submission by France
has been made public. |
| 6 October 2009 |
|
The
report on the work of the Ad Hoc Working Group of the Whole to
recommend a course of action to the General Assembly on the regular
process for global reporting and assessment of the state of the
marine environment, including socio-economic aspects (A/64/347), is
now available |
| 6 October 2009 |
|
Full texts of
contributions from States to the report of the Secretary-General
on actions taken by States and regional fisheries management
organizations and arrangements to give effect to paragraphs 83 to 90
of General Assembly resolution 61/105 of 8 December 2006 on
Sustainable fisheries, including through the 1995 Agreement for the
Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on
the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation
and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish
Stocks, and related instruments |
| 28 September 2009 |
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On
28 September 2009, Indonesia ratified the Agreement for the
Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on
the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation
and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish
Stocks (see
more...) |
| 20 August 2009 |
|
The
report of the Nineteenth Meeting of States Parties to the United
Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (SPLOS/203) is now
available. |
| 13 August
2009 |
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General Assembly Ad Hoc Working Group of the Whole to
recommend a course of action to the General Assembly on the regular
process for global reporting and assessment of the state of the
marine environment, including socio-economic aspects (New York, 31
August - 4 September 2009): Information for
participants, format and provisional agenda are now
available |
| 3 August
2009 |
|
Report on
the results of the “Assessment of Assessments” is now
available. |
| 10 July
2009 |
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On
10 July
2009, the Dominican Republic
ratified the Convention and expressed its consent to be bound by the
Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI (see
more...) |
| 12 June
2009 |
|
Report on the results of the “Assessment of Assessments” - Advance and
unedited text (English only) is now available.
(Regular
process for global reporting and assessment of the state of the
marine environment, including socio-economic aspects: the
“Assessment of Assessments” - Letters dated 11 May 2009 from the
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of the United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and the United
Nations Environment programme addressed to the
Secretary-General) |
| 8 June 2009 |
|
The
Secretary-General approved the appointment of Mr. Serguei Tarassenko
to the post of Director, Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of
the Sea. Mr. Tarassenko assumed his functions as Director on 8
June.
All official correspondence to the
Division should be addressed to:
Mr. Serguei
Tarassenko
Director
Division for Ocean Affairs and the
Law of the Sea, Office of Legal Affairs
Room DC2-0450
United
Nations
New York, NY 10017, USA |
| 3 June 2009 |
|
The tenth meeting
of the
United Nations Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans
and the Law of the Sea will be held at United Nations
Headquarters in New York from 17 to 19 June 2009. In its
deliberations on the report of the Secretary-General on oceans and
the law of the sea, the Consultative Process at its tenth meeting
will focus its discussions on the implementation of the outcomes of
the Consultative Process, including a review of its achievements and
shortcomings in its first nine meetings. |
| 28 May 2009 |
|
New: Sources
of available assistance for developing States and the needs of
developing States for capacity-building and assistance in the
conservation and management of straddling fish stocks and highly
migratory fish stocks Compilation prepared by the Secretariat
(update) |
| 26 May 2009 |
|
The Programme for the World
Oceans Day (8 June 2009) has been posted. |
| 14 May
2009 |
|
A number of
coastal States have made submissions to the Commission on the Limits
of the Continental Shelf following the "Decision of the eleventh
Meeting of States Parties regarding the date of commencement of the
10-year period for making submissions to the Commission set out in
article 4 of annex II to the United Nations Convention on the Law of
the Sea" (SPLOS/72)
(see
more...)
In addition, a number of coastal States have transmitted preliminary
information indicative of the outer limits of the continental shelf
beyond 200 nautical miles as per the "Decision regarding the
workload of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf
and the ability of States, particularly developing States, to fulfil
the requirements of article 4 of annex II to the United Nations
Convention on the Law of the Sea, as well as the decision contained
in SPLOS/72, paragraph (a)" (SPLOS/183)
(see
more...) |
| 1 May
2009 |
|
On
1 May 2009, Switzerland ratified the Convention and the
Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI (see
more...) |
| 1 May
2009 |
|
A/AC.259/L.10
- Format and annotated provisional agenda for the tenth meeting
of the Consultative Process is now available |
| 28 April
2009 |
|
A/64/66
- Oceans and Law of the Sea - Report of the Secretary-General is
now available
The report provides background
information on the topic of focus of the tenth meeting of the
Consultative Process. Full texts of
contributions from States, United Nations agencies, programmes
and bodies as well as other intergovernmental organizations to this
report are also available |
| 22 April
2009 |
|
Report
of the eighth round of Informal Consultations of States
Parties to the Agreement for the Implementation of the
Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of
10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of
Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks, New York,
16 - 19 March 2009, United Nations, New York, is
now available |
| 21 April
2009 |
|
New submissions
to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf have been
received (see more
...) |
| 18
March 2009 |
|
Practical suggestions concerning the final preparation
and deposit of a submission to the CLCS with the Secretary-General
of the United Nations |
| 6
March 2009 |
|
The
Special Meeting of States Parties to the 1982 United Nations
Convention on the Law of the Sea was held at Headquarters on 6 March
2009, to elect one member of the International Tribunal for the Law
of the Sea, in accordance with article 4 of Annex VI to the
Convention (Statute of the International Tribunal for the Law of the
Sea). The Meeting elected Jin-Hyun PAIK (Republic of Korea) as a
member of the Tribunal for the remainder of his predecessor’s term
which ends on 30 September 2014 |
| 2
March 2009 |
|
The
eighth round of informal consultations of States parties to the
United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement (ICSP-8) will be held in New
York from 16 to 19 March 2009. Documents have been made available
for participants (see
more...) |
| 5 February 2009 |
|
On 2 February 2009, Tuvalu
acceded to the Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of
the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December
1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish
Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks (see
more...) |
| 19
December 2008 |
|
On
16 December 2008, Panama acceded to the Agreement for the
Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on
the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation
and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish
Stocks (see
more...) |
| 19
December 2008 |
|
On
10 December 2008, Mozambique acceded to the Agreement for the
Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on
the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation
and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish
Stocks (see
more...) |
| 5 December 2008 |
|
On 5
December 2008, the General Assembly adopted, by 155 votes against 1
with 4 abstentions, draft resolution A/63/L.42
on "Oceans and the Law of the Sea" as resolution 63/111, and
adopted, without a vote, draft resolution A/63/L.43
on "Sustainable fisheries, including through the 1995 Agreement for
the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations
Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the
Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly
Migratory Fish Stocks, and related instruments" as resolution
63/112. |
| 6
November 2008 |
|
On 6
November 2008, Slovakia acceded to the Agreement for the
Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on
the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation
and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish
Stocks (see
more...) |
| 31
October 2008 |
|
Document CLCS/60 -
Statement by the Chairman of the Commission on the Limits of the
Continental Shelf on the progress of work in the Commission -
Twenty-second session - is available |
| 10
October 2008 |
|
The Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea
(DOALOS) of the Office of Legal Affairs, United Nations, has
developed an interdisciplinary manual on “Developing and
Implementing an Ecosystem Approach to the Management of
Ocean-related Activities”, which focuses on the development and
implementation of an ecosystem approach to the management of human
activities and their impacts on the marine environment within a
national context, while meeting regional and international
obligations. The manual will form a basis for the delivery of a
training workshop, organized by DOALOS in the context of the Train-Sea-Coast Programme, and in
collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme and
other partners, to be held in Mombasa, Kenya, from 27 October to 1
November 2008. The objective of the workshop is to provide
government officials and managers with the necessary knowledge and
skills to develop and implement an ecosystem approach to the
management of ocean-related activities. Participants have been
invited from the Contracting Parties to the Nairobi Convention
(Comoros, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles,
Somalia, South Africa and United Republic of
Tanzania). |
| 7
October 2008 |
|
Document A/63/342 - Available assistance
to and measures that may be taken by developing States, in
particular the least developed States and Small Island Developing
States (SIDS), as well as coastal African States, to realize the
benefits of sustainable and effective development of marine
resources and uses of the oceans within the limits of national
jurisdiction - Study prepared by the Secretariat - has been
issued |
| 3
October 2008 |
|
Pursuant to section V. paragraph 11 (3) of Annex III to the
Rules of Procedures of the Commission on the Limits of the
Continental Shelf, the summaries of the recommendations of the
Commission in regard to submissions by Australia,
Ireland
and New
Zealand have been made public. |
| 25
September 2008 |
|
On 25 September
2008, Guyana acceded to the
Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI (see
more...) |
| 25
September 2008 |
|
On 25 September
2008, Liberia ratified the
Convention and expressed its consent to be bound by the Agreement
relating to the implementation of Part XI (see
more...) |
| 28
August 2008 |
|
A/63/128
- Sustainable fisheries, including through the 1995 Agreement
for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations
Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the
Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly
Migratory Fish Stocks, and related instruments - Report of the
Secretary-General - is now available |
| 16 July 2008 |
|
On 9 July 2008, Congo ratified the Convention and expressed
its consent to be bound by the Agreement relating to the
implementation of Part XI (see
more...) |
| 24 June 2008 |
|
The eighteenth
MEETING OF STATES PARTIES TO THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE
LAW OF THE SEA was held at United Nations Headquarters from 13
to 20 June 2008. Follow
the link for available documents of the
Meeting |
| 23 June 2008 |
|
A/63/79 - Letter
dated 15 May 2008 from the Co-Chairpersons of the Ad Hoc Open-ended
Informal Working Group to study issues relating to the conservation
and sustainable use of marine biological diversity beyond areas of
national jurisdiction addressed to the President of the General
Assembly, containing the Joint Statement of the Co-Chairpersons, is
now available |
| 9 June 2008 |
|
The
Report of the
Secretary-General on oceans and the law of the sea to the
63rd session of the General Assembly of the United Nations and the
ninth meeting of the United Nations Open-ended Informal Consultative
Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea (A/63/63) is now
available. |
| 4 June 2008 |
|
On 14 May 2008, Oman
acceded to the Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of
the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December
1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish
Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks (see
more...) |
| 21
May 2008 |
|
Document
CLCS/58 - Statement by
the Chairman of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental
Shelf on the progress of work in the Commission - Twenty-first
session - is now available. |
| 16 May 2008 |
|
On 16 May 2008,
Hungary acceded to the Agreement for the Implementation of the
Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of
10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of
Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks (see
more...) |
| 15 May
2008 |
|
Document
CLCS/40/Rev.1, which contains the latest version of the
Rules of Procedure of the Commission on the Limits of the
Continental Shelf, embodying amendments and additions adopted by
the Commission as at 11 April 2008, is now available. |
| 9 May
2008 |
|
On 23 April 2008 Cape Verde ratified the
Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI (see
more...) |
| 2 May 2008 |
|
United Nations
Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of
the Sea : Format
and annotated provisional agenda for the ninth meeting of the
Consultative Process |
| 9 April 2008 |
|
Resolution
62/215 on Oceans and the Law of the Sea has been issued. (See
also Report of the Fifth Committee (A/62/617)) |
| 26 March 2008 |
|
On 26 March 2008, Palau acceded
to the Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982
relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish
Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks (see
more...) |
| 26 March 2008 |
|
Resolution 62/177 on "Sustainable fisheries, including
through the 1995 Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions
of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10
December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of
Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks, and related
instruments" has been issued. |
| 25 March 2008 |
|
Ad
hoc open-ended informal working group to study issues relating to
the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological
biodiversity beyond areas of national jurisdiction (New York, 28
April - 2 May 2008) |
| 3 March 2008 |
|
Preparatory Meeting
of the United Nations Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on
Oceans and the Law of the Sea will be held on 18 March 2008 in
Conference Room 1. In accordance with the established practice,
the meeting will be open to all States Members of the United
Nations, all parties to the Convention, and entities that have
received a standing invitation to participate as observers in the
work of the General Assembly pursuant to its relevant
resolutions. |
| 28 February 2008 |
|
On 3 March 2008,
DOALOS and UNITAR will hold a joint briefing on "Developments in
Ocean Affairs and Law of the Sea: Marine Biological Diversity beyond
Areas under National Jurisdiction" in connection with the second
meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Informal Working Group to study
issues relating to the conservation and sustainable use of marine
biological diversity beyond areas of national jurisdiction. The
briefing will be held in Conference Room A of the United Nations
Secretariat Building from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information
see: http://www.unitarny.org/en/doalos.html.
|
| 1 February 2008 |
|
On 1 February 2008,
the Republic of Korea ratified the Agreement for the Implementation
of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the
Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management
of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks (see
more...) |
| 31 January 2008 |
|
On 9 January 2008,
Austria nominated conciliators and
arbitrator under article 2 of annex V and article 2 of annex VII to
the Convention (see
more...) |
| 31 January 2008 |
|
On 30
January 2008, the Special Meeting of States Parties to the United
Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea elected Mr. Gao, Zhiguo
(China) as member of the International Tribunal for the Law of the
Sea. |
| |
|
2007 - Materials related to twenty-fifth
anniversary of the opening for signature of the United
Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982
|
| 30 October 2007 |
|
Report
of the Secretary-General on oceans and the law of the sea (document
A/62/66/Add.1) is now available.
Report of the
Secretary-General on sustainable fisheries, including through the
1995 Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982
relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish
Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks, and related instruments (document
A/62/260) is now available. |
| 25
October 2007 |
|
On
25 October 2007,
Brazil ratified the Agreement
relating to the implementation of Part XI (see
more...) |
| 17 October
2007 |
|
Trinidad and
Tobago makes a declaration
under articles 287of UNCLOS (see
more...) |
| 4
October 2007 |
|
25th Anniversary of the United Nations
Convention on the Law of the Sea: Information
on the Events Organized by the Division for Ocean Affairs and the
Law of the Sea - 17 October 2007 |
| 7
September 2007 |
|
Eighth meeting of the United
Nations Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the
Law of the Sea:
Report on the work of the United Nations Open-ended
Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea at
its eighth meeting has been issued - A/62/169 |
| 27
August 2007 |
|
On 27 August 2007, at its twentieth session,
the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf elected Mr.
Alexandre Tagore Medeiros de Albuquerque as Chairman of the
Commission, and Messrs. Lawrence Folajimi Awosika, Harald
Brekke, Yuri Borisovitch Kazmin, and Yong-Ahn Park as Vice-Chairmen
of the Commission. |
| 7
August 2007 |
|
On
7 August 2007,
Uruguay ratified the Agreement
relating to the implementation of Part XI (see
more...) |
| 7 August 2007 |
|
The seventeenth
MEETING
OF STATES PARTIES TO THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF
THE SEA was held at United Nations Headquarters on 14 June and from
18 to 22 June 2007.
The Report of the seventeenth Meeting of
States Parties has been issued as document SPLOS/164.
Link to the documents
of the Meeting. |
| 16 July 2007 |
|
On 16 July 2007, Romania acceded
to the Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982
relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish
Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks (see
more...) |
| 8 June
2007 |
|
United Nations
Open-ended Informal
Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea, Eighth
meeting, 25-29 June 2007:
Additional
information is available. |
| 1 June 2007 |
|
On 31 May 2007, Lesotho ratified the Convention and expressed
its consent to be bound by the Agreement relating to the
implementation of Part XI (see
more...) |
| 31
May 2007 |
|
On 31 May 2007, Morocco ratified the Convention and the
Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI (see
more...) |
| 30 May 2007 |
|
Report
of the Secretary-General on oceans and the law of the sea (document
A/62/66) is now available. |
| 30 May 2007 |
|
Report
of the sixth Informal Consultations of States Parties to the
Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United
Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982
relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish
Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks, 23 to 24 April 2007, United
Nations, New York is now available, together with
the list of participants. |
| 11 May 2007 |
|
United Nations
Open-ended Informal
Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea, Eighth
meeting, 25-29 June 2007:
Format
and annotated provisional agenda (document A/AC.259/L.8) has
been issued |
| 1
March 2007 |
|
On
1 March 2007,
Lithuania acceded to the Agreement for the Implementation of the
Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of
10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of
Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks (see
more...) |
| 23 February 2007 |
|
On 23 February 2007, Cyprus
nominated an conciliator and
arbitrator under article 2 of annex V and article 2 of annex VII to
the Convention (see
more...) |
| 6 February 2007 |
|
On 6
February 2007, Moldova
acceded to the Convention and expressed its consent to be bound
by the Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI (see
more...) |
| 5 February 2007 |
|
On 5
February 2007, Latvia acceded to the Agreement for the
Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on
the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation
and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish
Stocks (see
more...) |
| 20 December 2006 |
|
On 20 December 2006, the General Assembly
adopted the Draft resolution (A/61/L.30) on "Oceans and the law of
the sea" as
resolution 61/222. |
| 11 December 2006 |
|
On 8 December 2006, the General Assembly
adopted the Draft resolution (A/61/L.38*) on "Sustainable fisheries,
including through the 1995 Agreement for the Implementation of the
Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of
10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of
Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks, and related
instruments" as
resolution 61/105. |
| 7
November 2006 |
|
Addendum to
the Report of the Secretary-General on Oceans and the law of the
sea - document A/61/63/Add.1 - is now available. |
| 7
November 2006 |
|
Note
by the Secretary-General transmitting the Letter dated 23 June
2006 from the secretary-general of the International Maritime
Organization addressed to the Secretary-General - document A/61/160
- is now available. |
| 7
November 2006 |
|
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs): new
training course on the “Development, Implementation, and Management
of Marine Protected Areas" |
| 29
September 2006 |
|
"Report
of the Review Conference on the Agreement for the Implementation
of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the
Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management
of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks (New
York, 22 to 26 May 2006), prepared by the President of the
Conference with the assistance of the Secretariat."
(A/CONF.210/2006/15) |
| 11
September 2006 |
|
"The
Impacts of Fishing on Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems: Actions
taken by States and regional fisheries management organizations and
arrangements to give effect to paragraphs 66 to 69 of General
Assembly resolution 59/25 on sustainable fisheries, regarding the
impacts of fishing on vulnerable marine ecosystems" - report of the
Secretary-General - has been issued |
| 28
August 2006 |
|
Document
SPLOS/148 - Report of the sixteenth Meeting of States Parties
has been issued |
| 23
August 2006 |
|
Report
on the work of the United Nations Open-ended Informal Consultative
Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea at its seventh meeting
and the Presentations in
the Discussion Panel on Ecosystem approaches and oceans are now
available |
| 7
August 2006 |
|
On 7
August 2006, Estonia acceded to and Japan ratified the Agreement for
the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations
Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the
Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly
Migratory Fish Stocks (see
more...) |
| 15
June 2006 |
|
On
15 June 2006, Slovenia acceded to the Agreement for the
Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on
the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation
and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish
Stocks (see
more...) |
| 6
June 2006 |
|
Document
CLCS/50 - Statement by
the Chairman of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental
Shelf on the progress of work in the Commission - Seventeenth
session is now available. The Statement which contains, among other, information on actions taken by
the Commission with regard to the Rules of Procedure of the
Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf, as well as a
draft decision for consideration by the sixteenth Meeting of States
Parties. |
| 11
May 2006 |
|
A/61/65
- Report of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Informal Working Group to
study issues relating to the conservation and sustainable use of
marine biological diversity beyond areas of national jurisdiction
has been issued |
| 8
May 2006 |
|
Seventh meeting of the United
Nations Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the
Law of the Sea (12 to
16 June 2006):
Report
of the Secretary-General on oceans and the law of the sea to the
61st session of the General Assembly has been issued
(A/61/63) |
| 28
April 2006 |
|
Seventh meeting of the United
Nations Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the
Law of the Sea (12 to
16 June 2006):
Format
and annotated provisional agenda (A/AC.259/L.7) |
| 27 April
2006 |
|
Viet
Nam accedes to the Agreement relating
to the implementation of Part XI (see
more...) |
| 25
April 2006 |
|
Report
of the fifth Informal Consultations of States Parties to the
Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United
Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982
relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish
Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks, 20 to 24 March 2006, United
Nations, New York |
| 13
April 2006 |
|
Review
Conference on the Agreement for the Implementation of the
Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of
10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of
Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks (New York,
22 to 26 May 2006): submission
of information and views. |
| 14
March 2006 |
|
On
14 March 2006, Poland acceded to the Agreement for the
Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on
the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation
and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish
Stocks (see
more...) |
| 17
February 2006 |
|
The
report submitted in accordance with paragraph 17 of General Assembly
resolution 59/25 of 17 November 2004, to assist the Review
Conference to implement its mandate under paragraph 2, article
36 of the United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement - Report of the
Secretary-General - is now
available |
| 23
January 2006 |
|
Ad
Hoc Open-ended Informal Working Group to study issues relating
to the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological
diversity beyond areas of national jurisdiction
The
format, provisional agenda and the proposed organization of work
for the meeting of the Working Group, as circulated by the
Co-Chairpersons is now available |
| 29
November 2005 |
|
On 29
November 2005, draft resolution
A/60/L.22 (Oceans and the Law of the Sea) was adopted by the General
Assembly as resolution 60/30, and
draft resolution
A/60/L.23 (Sustainable fisheries, including through the 1995
Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United
Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982
relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish
Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks, and related
instruments) was adopted by the General Assembly as resolution
60/31. |
| 31
October 2005 |
|
Report
of the Secretary-General on Sustainable
fisheries, including through the 1995 Agreement for the
Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on
the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation
and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish
Stocks, and related instruments is now available |
| 31
October 2005 |
|
Addendum
1 and addendum
2 to the Report of the Secretary-General on Oceans and the law
of the sea are now available |
| 16
September 2005 |
|
Guinea and
Liberia accede to the Agreement for the Implementation of the
Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of
10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of
Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks (see
more...) |
| 15
September 2005 |
|
Kiribati
accedes to the Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of
the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December
1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish
Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks (see
more...) |
| 14
September 2005 |
|
A/60/91 - Regular process
for global reporting and assessment of the state of the marine
environment, including socio-economic aspects: Second International
Workshop - Report of
the Secretary-General |
| 26
August 2005 |
|
Estonia
accedes to the
Convention and to the Agreement relating to the implementation of
Part XI (see
more...) |
| 9
August 2005 |
|
Document A/60/99 - Report on the work of the United Nations
Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law
of the Sea at its sixth meeting has been
issued |
| 18
July 2005 |
|
Report
of the Fourth Informal Meeting of States Parties to the
Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United
Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982
relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish
Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks, 31 May to 3 June 2005,
United Nations, New York |
| 14
July 2005 |
|
Belize ratifies
the Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United
Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982
relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish
Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks (see
more...) |
| 24 May 2005 |
|
Document
SPLOS/124/Add.2 - Election of seven members of the International
Tribunal for the Law of the Sea -List of candidates nominated by
States Parties: withdrawal of a candidate (Note by the Registrar of
the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea) - Addendum has
been issued (see
more...) |
| 4 May 2005 |
|
Document
SPLOS/124/Add.1 - Election of seven members of the International
Tribunal for the Law of the Sea -List of candidates nominated by
States Parties: withdrawal of a candidate (Note by the Registrar of
the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea) - Addendum has
been issued (see
more...) |
| 27 April 2005 |
|
Document
SPLOS/126 -"Election of seven members of the International
Tribunal for the Law of the Sea - Note by the Registrar of the
International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea on the election
procedures " has been issued (see
more...) |
| 21 April
2005 |
|
The
sixth meeting of the United Nations Open-ended Informal Consultative
Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea will take place at
United Nations Headquarters in New York from 6 to 10 June 2005.
The
format and annotated provisional agenda for the sixth meeting of the
Consultative Process is now available. |
| 19
April 2005 |
|
Report of the Secretary-General on oceans and
the law of the sea (document
A/60/63) is now available |
| 12
April 2005 |
|
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- Information and applications forms. |
| 31 March 2005 |
|
Document
SPLOS/124 -"Election of seven members of the International
Tribunal for the Law of the Sea: Lists of candidates nominated by
States Parties (Note by the Registrar of the International Tribunal
for the Law of the Sea) " has been issued (see
more...) |
| 15 March
2005 |
|
Final texts of resolution A/59/24 on
"Oceans and the law of the sea" and resolution A/59/25 on
"Sustainable fisheries, including through the 1995 Agreement for the
Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on
the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation
and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish
Stocks, and related instruments", have been issued (see
more) |
| 25 February 2005 |
|
On 22 February 2005, Mongolia
nominated two arbitrators under
article 2 of annex VII to the Convention (see
more...) |
| 31 January 2005 |
|
Botswana accedes to the Agreement relating to the
implementation of Part XI (see
more...) |
| 25 January 2005 |
|
Burkina Faso ratifies
the Convention and
expresses its consent to be bound by the Agreement relating to the
implementation of Part XI (see
more...) |
| 23 December 2004 |
|
Latvia
accedes to the Convention and to the Agreement relating to the
implementation of Part XI (see
more...) |
| 19
November 2004 |
|
On
17 November 2004, Trinidad and Tobago nominated an arbitrator
under article 2 of annex VII to the Convention (see
more...) |
| 16
November 2004 |
|
Denmark ratified
the Convention and the Agreement relating to the implementation of
Part XI (see
more...) |
| 11
November 2004 |
|
Addendum to the Report of the Secretary-General
on oceans and the law of the sea (document
A/59/62/Add.1) is now available |
| 11
November 2004 |
|
Report of the Secretary-General on Sustainable
fisheries, including through the 1995 Agreement for the
Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on
the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation
and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish
Stocks, and related instruments (document
A/59/298) is now available |
| 11
November 2004 |
|
Statement by the Chairman of the Commission on
the Limits of the Continental Shelf on the progress of work in the
Commission at its fourteenth session (document
CLCS/42) is now available |
| 7 October
2004 |
|
ASSISTANCE
FUND UNDER PART VII OF THE AGREEMENT FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE UNITED
NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA OF 10 DECEMBER 1982
RELATING TO THE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF STRADDLING FISH
STOCKS AND HIGHLY MIGRATORY FISH STOCKS |
| 30 September 2004 |
|
DOALOS/UNITAR briefing
on developments in ocean affairs and the law of the
sea, 2 - 14 October 2004, United
Nations Headquarters, New York
The United Nations Institute for
Training and Research (UNITAR) and the Division for Ocean Affairs
and the Law of the Sea (DOALOS) of the Office of Legal Affairs are
jointly conducting a briefing on developments in ocean affairs and
the law of the sea. The briefing, to be conducted in English, will
be held at United Nations Headquarters on Tuesday, 12 October
2004, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 3 to 6 p.m., and on Wednesday
and Thursday, 13 and 14 October, from 3 to 6 p.m. The briefing is
intended for all delegates from Permanent Missions accredited to the
United Nations in New York, in particular those interested in the
field of oceans and the law of the sea.
A letter on this subject, including an
information note, a tentative programme and a nomination form, was
addressed to all the Permanent Missions. The registration deadline
is Wednesday, 6 October. For further information, please contact
UNITAR (room DC1- 603; tel. 1 (212) 963-9196) or DOALOS (tel. 1
(212) 963-1894). |
| 24
September 2004 |
|
Document
SPLOS/119 - Report of the fourteenth Meeting of States Parties
(14-18 June 2004) - has been issued. |
| 1
September 2004 |
|
United Nations Open-ended Informal
Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea: Fifth
Meeting, 7-11 June 2004
A/59/122 - Report
on the work of the United Nations Open-ended Informal Consultative
Process on
Oceans and the Law of the Sea at its fifth meeting is
available |
| 19
August 2004 |
|
Report
of the Third Informal Meeting of the States Parties to the
Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United
Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982
relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish
Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks, 8-9 July 2004, United
Nations, New York |
| 3
August 2004 |
|
Report of the
Secretary General - A/59/126 - A regular process for the
global reporting and assessment of the state of the marine
environment, including socio-economic aspects: Global Marine
Assessment International Workshop has been issued |
| 30
July 2004 |
|
Document
CLCS/40 which contains the latest
version of the Rules of Procedure of the Commission on the Limits of
the Continental Shelf, as well as the Modus Operandi and the
Internal procedure of the subcommission of the Commission has been
issued.
This document embodies amendments and additions of
these documents adopted by the Commission up to 30 April 2004.
Annexes I and II of the Rules of Procedure were adopted by the
Commission at its fourth session, held from 31 August to 4 September
1998. Annex III was adopted by the Commission at its thirteenth
session, held from 26 to 30 April 2004, and replaced the Modus
Operandi of the Commission (CLCS/L.3 – 12 September 1997) and the
Internal procedure of the subcommission of the Commission on the
Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS/L.12 – 25 May 2002).
Consequently, these Rules and their annexes supersede and replace
documents CLCS/L.3 (12 September 1997) and CLCS/L.12 (25 May 2002)
as well as all previously issued documents containing the Rules of
Procedure of the Commission and their revisions or corrections
(documents CLCS/3 (12 September 1997), CLCS/3/Corr.1 (27 April
1998), CLCS/3/Rev.1 (14 May 1998), CLCS/3/Rev.2 (4 September 1998),
CLCS/3/Rev.2/Corr.1 (28 March 2000), CLCS/3/Rev.3 (6 February 2001),
CLCS/3/Rev.3/Corr.1 (22 May 2001)). |
| 13
July 2004 |
|
Kenya accedes to the Agreement for the Implementation of the
Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of
10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of
Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks
(see
more...) |
| 9
July 2004 |
|
On 9
July 2004, Slovakia nominated conciliators and arbitrators
under article 2 of annexes V and VII to the Convention (see
more...) |
| 2
July 2004 |
|
Decisions
relating to budgetary matters of the International Tribunal for the
Law of the Sea adopted by the fourteenth Meeting of States
Parties to the Convention have been issued |
| 2
June 2004 |
|
UNITED NATIONS OPEN-ENDED INFORMAL CONSULTATIVE PROCESS ON
OCEANS AND THE LAW OF THE SEA:
Document A/AC.259/11
-- Strengthening of flag State implementation (Submitted by the
Secretariat of the International Maritime Organization (IMO)) - has
been issued |
| 2
June 2004 |
|
Document A/59/63 - Oceans
and the law of the sea: Consultative Group on Flag State
Implementation is now available |
| 26
May 2004 |
|
UNITED NATIONS OPEN-ENDED INFORMAL CONSULTATIVE PROCESS ON
OCEANS AND THE LAW OF THE SEA: Report
of the Secretary-General on oceans and the law of the sea
(A/59/62) has been issued in all languages |
| 25 May 2004 |
|
Provisional
Agenda of the third round of the informal consultations of the
States Parties to The Agreement for the Implementation of the
Provisions of the United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea of 10
December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of
Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks (United
Nations Fish Stocks Agreement) 8-9 July 2004, United Nations,
New York |
| 18
May 2004 |
|
On
14 May 2004, Poland nominated conciliators and arbitrators
under article 2 of annexes V and VII to the Convention (see
more...) |
| 12 May 2004 |
|
A regular process for
the global reporting and assessment of the state of the marine
environment, including socio-economic aspects
(GMA)
A/AC.271/WP.1
- Draft
document prepared by the group of experts |
| 25 February 2004 |
|
QUESTIONNAIRE
FOR Soliciting information
requested in United Nations General Assembly Resolution 58/14 on
Sustainable fisheries, including through the 1995 Agreement for the
Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on
the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation
and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish
Stocks, and related instruments - Questionnaire addressed to States,
IGOs, RFMOs and NGOs |
| 19
December 2003 |
|
On
19 December 2003, by
depositing their respective instruments with the Secretary-General
of the United Nations, the European
Community and its 15 member States expressed their final consent to
be bound by the 1995
Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United
Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982
relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish
Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks (see
more about the Agreement)
Note: The pages and tables
containing declarations and information on the status of the
instrument will be updated in due course. |
| 13
November 2003 |
|
On 12 November 2003, Lithuania acceded to the
Convention and to the Agreement relating to the
implementation of Part XI (see
more...) |
| 7
November 2003 |
|
Canada ratifies the Convention and the
Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI (see
more...) |
| 2
September 2003 |
|
Mr. Anthony Amos Lucky
(Trinidad and Tobago) elected as new member of the International
Tribunal for the Law of the Sea |
| 19
August 2003 |
|
India accedes to the Agreement for the Implementation of the
Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of
10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of
Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks
(see
more...) |
| 14
August 2003 |
|
South Africa accedes to the Agreement for the Implementation
of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the
Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management
of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks
(see
more...) |
| 28 July 2003 |
|
Honduras accedes to the Agreement relating to the
implementation of Part XI (see
more...) |
| 23 June 2003 |
|
Albania accedes to the Convention and expresses
its consent to be bound by the Agreement relating to the
implementation of Part XI (see
more...) |
| 20 June 2003 |
|
The compilation of a directory of
sources of training, advice and expertise and technological
services, including relevant institutions and other sources of
technical information and practice, pursuant to paragraph 40 of
resolution 57/141 is now available |
| 3
June 2003 |
|
2003
G8 summit endorsed an Action Plan on Marine environment and tanker
safety. to reduce the threat posed by excessive exploitation of
marine resources and to enhance maritime security. It also committed
to the ratification or acceding to and implementation of the United
Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which provides the overall
legal framework for oceans (see
more...) | Texte
en français | G8 summit
site |
| 30
May 2003 |
|
Due to the death of Judge Ballah, a
vacancy has occurred in the International Tribunal for the Law of
the Sea. The election to fill the vacancy will be held on 2
September 2003 at a Special Meeting of States Parties convened for
that purpose. |
| 12
May 2003 |
|
The
Ocean and Law of the Sea web site has been updated and offers the
full text of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea in
the six official languages of the Organization, as well as the text
of the Final Act of the Third United Nations Conference on the Law
of the Sea. |
| 10 April 2003 |
|
Mexico accedes to the Agreement relating to the
implementation of Part XI (see
more...) |
| 7 April 2003 |
|
United Kingdom makes declarations under article 298
(see
more...) |
| 1
April 2003 |
|
The
International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea announced the death in
Trinidad, on 29 March 2003, of Mr. Lennox Fitzroy Ballah. Mr. Ballah
had been a Member of the Tribunal since April 2002. His term of
office was due to expire in September 2011. (ITLOS/Press 76) |
| 19 March 2003 |
|
Marshall Islands ratifies the Agreement for the
Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on
the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation
and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish
Stocks (see
more...) |
| 27
February 2003 |
|
Ukraine ratifies the Agreement for the Implementation of the
Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of
10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of
Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks
(see
more...) |
| 24
February 2003 |
|
Kiribati deposited its instrument of accession to the
Convention and expressed its consent to be bound by the Agreement
relating to the implementation of Part XI (see
more...) |
| 10 January 2003 |
|
Official records of the General Assembly discussions under
the agenda item: Oceans and the law of the sea are now available in
pdf format
in all official languages of the Organization |
| 6 January 2003 |
|
Mexico makes declarations under articles 287 and 298
(see
more...) |
| 27
December 2002 |
|
Law
of the Sea Bulletins - past issues (which are not United Nations
sales publications) are now available in pdf format in English, French and
Spanish |
| 23
December 2002 |
|
Seventeenth Law of the Sea Fellowship Awarded: NEW YORK, 23
December (Office of Legal Affairs) -- The Legal Counsel of the
United Nations has made two awards under the Hamilton Shirley
Amerasinghe Memorial Fellowship on the Law of the Sea. The regular
seventeenth award was made to Maria Cristina Pereira of Cape Verde
and a second, funded by a special grant from the United Kingdom, was
made to Javier Plata González of Colombia. The awards were made on
the recommendation of the High-Level Advisory Panel composed of
eminent persons in international relations and in the law of the sea
and its implementation. For details see Press
Release SEA/1766 |
| |
|
2002 - Materials related to the twentieth
anniversary of the opening for signature of the United
Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 -
Oceans: The source of
life
(2002) |
| 9
December 2002 |
|
Commemoration
of the 20th Anniversary of the Opening for Signature of
the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea -
Fifty-seventh session of the General
Assembly, 9 - 10 December 2002 |
| 9 December 2002 |
|
On the occasion of 20th anniversary of the
Convention, Armenia, Qatar and Tuvalu deposited their instruments of
ratification/accession to the Convention and expressed their consent
to be bound by the Agreement relating to the implementation of Part
XI. Madagascar deposited the charts and lists of coordinates of
points. |
| 17
October 2002 |
|
Cuba
accedes to the Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI
(see
more...) |
| 25 September 2002 |
|
Cyprus accedes to the Agreement for the
Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on
the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation
and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish
Stocks (see
more...) |
| 28 August 2002 |
|
28 August 2002 Cameroon ratifies the Agreement
relating to the implementation of Part XI (see
more...)
2 August 2002 - Kuwait
accedes to the the Agreement relating to the implementation of Part
XI (see
more...) |
| 6 August 2002 |
|
The Ocean and Law of the Sea web site has been
updated and offers most of the official documents in all six
official languages of the Organization. |
| 2 August 2002 |
|
Sri
Lanka nominates an arbitrator and conciliator (see
more...) |
| 19 July 2002 |
|
Spain makes declarations under articles 287 and 298
(see
more...) |
| 18 June 2002 |
|
Honduras made a declaration pursuant to article
287 of the Convention (see
more...) |
| 5 June 2002 |
|
UN ATLAS
OF THE OCEANS - an Internet portal containing a wealth of
information relevant to the sustainable development of the oceans
has been launched. |
| 30 May 2002 |
|
On 30 May 2002, Netherlands nominated an
arbitrator under article 2 of annex VII to the Convention (see
more...) |
| 29 May 2002 |
|
On 24 May 2002, Tunisia ratifies the Agreement
relating to the implementation of Part XI (see
more...) |
| 21 March 2002 |
|
Australia made a declaration in relation to
articles 287 and 298 of the Convention (see
more...) |
| 21 March 2002 |
|
On 7 February 2002, Spain nominated
conciliators and arbitrators under article 2 of annexes V and
VII to the Convention (see
more...) |
| 27 February 2002 |
|
1982-2002: 20
YEARS OF THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE
SEA
In connection with the 20th anniversary of the
Convention, the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea,
Office of Legal Affairs circulated a questionnaire to all States (see
more...) |
| 20 February 2002 |
|
Equatorial Guinea made a declaration pursuant
to article 298 of the Convention (see
more...) |
| 5 February 2002 |
|
Hungary ratifies the Convention and accedes to
the Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI (see
more...) |
| 14 December 2001 |
|
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland takes action with respect to the Agreement for the
Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on
the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation
and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish
Stocks (see more...) |
| 11 December 2001 |
|
The Agreement
for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations
Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the
Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly
Migratory Fish Stocks entered into force on 11 December 2001,
i.e., 30 days after the date of deposit of the thirtieth instrument
of ratification or accession, in accordance with article 40 (1) of
the Agreement. (On 11 November 2001, the Minister for Foreign
Affairs of Malta deposited an instrument of accession to the
Agreement. The instrument was the thirtieth instrument of
ratification or accession to be deposited with the
Secretary-General.) |
| 3 December 2001 |
|
The International Tribunal for the Law of the
Sea today delivered its Order in the MOX Plant Case, Provisional
Measures, (Ireland v. United Kingdom). See ITLOS Web site: http://www.itlos.org/ |
| 3 December 2001 |
|
On 30 November 2001, the conditions for the
entry into force of the Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities
of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, adopted on 23
May 1997, were met with the deposit of the instrument of accession
by Saudi Arabia. The Agreement will enter into force 30 days after
the date of deposit of the tenth instrument of ratification or
accession, in accordance with its article 30, i.e., on 30 December
2001. (see
more...) |
| 28 November 2001 |
|
The General Assembly completed its
consideration of agenda item 30 "Oceans and the Law of the Sea" and
adopted the draft resolution entitled "Oceans and the Law of the
Sea" (document A/56/L.17) as resolution 56/12 and the draft
resolution entitled "Agreement for the Implementation of the
Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of
10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of
Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks" (document
A/56/L.18) as resolution 56/13. (see
more...). |
| 18
October 2001 |
|
First
five years of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (see
ITLOS/Press 58) |
| 21
September 2001 |
|
The
International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea elects Mr. Philippe
Gautier, of Belgian nationality, as the Registrar of the Tribunal.
He succeeds Mr. Gritakumar E. Chitty, of Sri Lankan nationality, who
resigned on 30 June 2001.(ITLOS/Press
56) |
| 21
September 2001 |
|
Rules
of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea amended: Terms
of office of Registrar and Deputy Registrar fixed at five years (ITLOS/Press 55) |
| 20
September 2001 |
|
Costa
Rica accedes to the Agreement relating to the implementation of Part
XI (see
more...) |
| 18
September 2001 |
|
Swearing in of Judge Xu Guaingjian
Presentation of gift to
the Tribunal by the Consul General of China (ITLOS/Press 54) |
| 12
September 2001 |
|
The
International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea announced the death,
in Belize, on 11 September 2001, of Mr. Edward A. Laing. Mr. Laing
had been a Member of the Tribunal since October 1996; his term of
office was due to expire in September 2002 (ITLOS/Press 53) |
| 11
September 2001 |
|
Secretary-General Kofi Annan condemned the terrorist attacks
on key targets in the United States, and stressed that no just cause
could be advanced by terror. He expressed condolences to the victims
and their families, as well as to the whole people and Government of
the United States |
| 10
September 2001 |
|
Brazil
nominates an arbitrator and conciliator (see
more...) |
| 22
August 2001 |
|
Madagascar ratifies the Convention and consents to be bound
by the Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI following
the ratification of the Convention (see
more...) |
| 27
July 2001 |
|
Bangladesh ratifies the Convention and accedes to the
Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI (see
more...) |
| 18
June 2001 |
|
Costa
Rica accedes to the 1995 United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement (see
more...) |
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