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Intergovernmental Conference on an international legally binding instrument under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (General Assembly resolution 72/249)

Fourth substantive session

Official documents

Report of the conference

Fourth report of the Credentials Committee

Agenda

Programme of work

Revised programme of work

General Assembly decision 75/570 to postpone the fourth session of the Conference (provisionally available as A/75/L.69)

General Assembly decision 74/543 to postpone the fourth session of the Conference (provisionally available as A/74/L.41)

Revised draft text of an agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction

Other documents

Final list of participants

Information for participants

Fourth session of the BBNJ Intergovernmental Conference: Letter from Mrs. Rena Lee, President of the Conference, dated 8 February 2022 

Fourth session of the BBNJ Intergovernmental Conference: Letter from Mrs. Rena Lee, President of the Conference, dated 4 June 2021 

Fourth session of the BBNJ Intergovernmental Conference: Letter from the President of the General Assembly dated 9 March 2020 

Fourth session of the BBNJ Intergovernmental Conference: Letter from Mrs. Rena Lee, President of the Conference, dated 5 March 2020 

A compilation of textual proposals for consideration at the fourth session dated 15 April 2020 

Article-by-article compilation of textual proposals for consideration at the fourth session dated 15 April 2020 

Article-by-article compilation of textual proposals for consideration at the fourth session dated 15 April 2020

Document indicating the changes which were introduced to the draft text of an agreement contained in document A/CONF.232/2019/6 (English only)

Statements

New

New: Draft agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (advanced, unedited) (PDF - WORD)

05 March 2023

Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the BBNJ Intergovernmental Conference.

05 March 2023

Statement by the Secretary-General of the United Nations at the resumed fifth session (delivered by the United Nations Legal Counsel and Secretary-General of the Conference)

01 March 2023