Oceans and the Law of the Sea in the General Assembly of the United Nations

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Oceans and Law of the Sea: Reports of the Secretary-General

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Session of the General Assembly

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2008 63rd session A/63/63 English Français Español
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2007 62nd session A/62/66/Add.2 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
2007 62nd session A/62/66/Add.1 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
2007 62nd session A/62/66 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
2006 61st session A/61/63/Add.1 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
2006 61st session A/61/63 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
2005 60th session A/60/63/Add.2 (oceans and the law of the sea) English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
2005 60th session A/60/63/Add.1 (conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity) English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
2005 60th session A/60/63 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
2004 59th session A/59/62/Add.1 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
2004 59th session A/59/62 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
2004 Full texts of contributions from United Nations agencies, programmes and bodies as well as other intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations to the Report of the Secretary-General on oceans and the law of the sea to the 59th session of the General Assembly
2003 58th session A/58/65/Add.1 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
2003 58th session A/58/65 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
2003 Full texts of contributions from United Nations agencies, programmes and bodies as well as other intergovernmental organizations to the Report of the Secretary-General on oceans and the law of the sea to the 58th session of the General Assembly
2002 57th session A/57/57/Add.1 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
2002 57th session A/57/57 English Français* Español*
Arabic* Chinese* Russian*
2001 56th session A/56/58/Add.1 English Français Español
Arabic* Chinese* Russian*
2001 56th session A/56/58 (pdf, 1300Kb) English* Français* Español*
Arabic* Chinese* Russian*
2000 55th session A/55/61 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
1999 54th session A/54/429 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
1998 53rd session A/53/456 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
1997 52nd session A/52/487 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
A/52/487/Corr.1 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian

Law of the Sea: Reports of the Secretary-General *

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Session of the General Assembly

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1996 51st session A/51/645 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
A/51/645/Add. 1 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
A/51/645/Add. 2 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
1995 50th session A/50/713 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
A/50/713/Corr.1 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
1994

49th session

A/49/631 English* Français* Español*
Arabic* Chinese* Russian*
A/49/631/Corr.1 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian

Special reports

Year

Session of the General Assembly

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2006 61st session 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 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
2005 60th session A/60/91 - A regular process for global reporting and assessment of the state of the marine environment, including socio-economic aspects English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
2004 59th session 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 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
2004 59th session A/59/63 - Oceans and the law of the sea: Consultative Group on Flag State Implementation English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
2005 59th session A/59/63/Corr.1 - Oceans and the law of the sea: Consultative Group on Flag State Implementation - Corrigendum English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
2003 58th session A/58/423 - Oceans and the law of the sea: A regular process for the global reporting and assessment of the state of the marine environment: proposals on modalities English Français Español

Arabic

Chinese Russian
1997 52nd session A/52/491 - Impact of the entry into force of the 1982 Convention on the Law of the Sea on related existing and proposed instruments and programmes English Français Español

Arabic

Chinese Russian
1992 47th session A/47/512 - Law of the Sea: Progress made in the implementation of the comprehensive legal regime embodied in the United Nations Convention of the Law of the Sea (Report of the Secretary-General) English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
1991 46th session A/46/722 - Law of the Sea: Realization of benefits under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea: Measures undertaken in response to needs of States in regard to development and management of ocean resources, and approaches for further action (Report of the Secretary-General) English* Français* Español*
Arabic* Chinese* Russian*
1990 45th session A/45/712 - Law of the Sea: Realization of benefits under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea: Needs of States in regard to development and management of ocean resources (Report of the Secretary-General) English* Français* Español*
Arabic Chinese* Russian*
1990 45th session A/45/563 - Law of the Sea: Marine scientific research (Report of the Secretary-General) English* Français* Español*
Arabic Chinese* Russian*
1989 44th session A/44/461 - Law of the Sea: Protection and preservation of the marine environment (Report of the Secretary-General)  English* Français* Español*
Arabic* Chinese* Russian*
Corrigendum A/44/461/Corr.1. English Français* Español

Reports on fisheries issues *

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

2006 61st session A/61/154 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian

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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Session of the General Assembly

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2007 62nd session A/62/260 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
2005 60th session A/60/189 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
2004 59th session A/59/298 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian

The status and implementation of the Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention for the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks (the Fish Stocks Agreement) and its impact on related or proposed instruments throughout the United Nations system, with special reference to implementation of Part VII of the Fish Stocks Agreement, dealing with the requirements of developing States

Year

Session of the General Assembly

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2003 58th session A/58/215 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian

Large-scale pelagic drift-net fishing, unauthorized fishing in zones of national jurisdiction and on the high seas, fisheries by-catch and discards, and other developments

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Session of the General Assembly

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2002 57th session A/57/459 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian

2000

55th session A/55/386 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
1998 53rd session A/53/473 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
1997 52nd session A/52/557 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
1996 51st session A/51/404 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
Driftnet fishing
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Session of the General Assembly

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1995 50th session A/50/553 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
1994 49th session A/49/469 English Français Español
Arabic Chinese Russian
Unauthorized fishing in zones under national jurisdiction
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Session of the General Assembly

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