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OLA - OFFICE OF LEGAL AFFAIRS DIVISION FOR OCEAN AFFAIRS and LAW OF THE SEA The Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (DOALOS), of the Office of Legal Affairs (OLA), contributes to the wider acceptance and rational and consistent application of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea  . The Division serves as the Secretariat of the Convention and provides secretariat services to Meetings of States Parties to the Convention and to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf.   Core Functions Choices of procedure for the settlement of disputes Open-ended Informal Consultative Process established by General Assembly resolution 54/33* in order to facilitate the annual review by the General Assembly of developments in ocean affairs Technical assistance provided by the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea *See, Documents page  - *See, also, "DOCUMENTS SEARCH" INSTITUTIONS ESTABLISHED BY THE CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA : DIVISION FOR OCEAN AFFAIRS AND THE LAW OF THE SEA HOME PAGE (CLCS) - COMMISSION ON THE LIMITS OF THE CONTINENTAL SHELF Definition of the Continental Shelf Purpose, functions and sessions Voluntary Trust Funds   HOME PAGE ISA - INTERNATIONAL SEABED AUTHORITY The organization through which States Parties to the Convention shall, in accordance with the regime for the seabed and ocean floor and subsoil thereof beyond the limits of national jurisdiction (the Area) established in Part XI and the Agreement, organize and control activities in the Area, particularly with a view to administering the resources of the Area. HOME PAGE ITLOS - INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL FOR THE LAW OF THE SEA General Information - Overview List of cases

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ADMINISTRATION IN THE UN SYSTEM CEB HOME PAGE	SOCA - SUBCOMMITTEE ON OCEANS AND COASTAL AREAS CEB - UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM CHIEF EXECUTIVES BOARD FOR COORDINATION SOCA - Subcommittee on Oceans and Coastal Areas Website hosted by IOC/UNESCO ISDR- INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY FOR DISASTER REDUCTION Inter-agency Task Force on Disaster Reduction Early Warning UNDP - UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME CRISIS PREVENTION AND RECOVERY Natural Disaster Reduction UNESCO - UNITED NATIONS EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION International Coordination Group for the Tsunami Warning System in the Pacific [ SEARCH ] Tsunamis: The Great Waves
ENVIRONMENT MARINE AND COASTAL AREAS	UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection (GESAMP) UNEP - UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME UNEP Activities in Marine and Coastal Areas Regional Seas Programme
FISHERIES FISHERIES	FAO - FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION Implementation of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries International Plans of Action Fisheries Global Information System   Land and Water Development Division
MARITIME HOME PAGE	IMO - INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION [ For more on the IMO and maritime law; SEE, also in GLOBAL ISSUES : "Terrorism"] Legal Issues Marine Environment
OCEANS IOC HOME PAGE	[SEE, also; :"Water". under GLOBAL ISSUES: "Climate Change" UN Atlas of the Oceans Funded by the United Nations Foundation and by FAO, IAEA, IMO, IOC UNEP, WMO, joined by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biodiversity CBD)  INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY - IAEA Marine Environment Laboratory (IAEA-MEL) UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME - UNEP Regional Seas Web Site [REGIONS] Global Plan of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities     IOC - INTERGOVERNMENTAL OCEANOGRAPHIC COMMISSION UNESCO - UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION Harmful Algal Bloom Programme Global Ocean Observing System - GOOS      -   Regional / National Programmes IOC Regional Programmes Integrated Coastal Management Global Web Service     A Partnership of UNESCO, the WORLD BANK with outside Organizations Tsunami Warning     International Coordination Group for the Tsunami Warning System in the Pacific   OCEANS    [MAIN FILE :"Oceans & Seas". under GLOBAL ISSUES: "Law of the Sea"] IOC/UNESCO - INTERGOVERNMENTAL OCEANIC COMMISSION IOS / GOOS - GLOBAL OCEAN OBSERVING SYSTEM Sponsored by IOC, UNEP, WMO, and the International Council for Science GOOS - Home Page IOS / IODE - INTERNATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA AND INFORMATION EXCHANGE Home Page Português Established in 1961 to enhance marine research, exploitation and development by facilitating the exchange of oceanographic data and information between participating Member States Ocean Portal Ocean Data and Information Network for Africa UNDP / GEF - UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME / GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY International Waters   [ REGIONS ] PEMSEA - Partnership for Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT	THE DIVISION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT DESA - DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS Agenda 21 Issues      - "Oceans and Seas"