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Status of the 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 - list of signatories

Arrangements to sign the 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

Compilation of statements made by delegations under item 5, “General exchange of views”, at the further resumed fifth session of the Intergovernmental conference, as submitted by 30 June 2023 (A/CONF.232/2023/INF.5)

General Assembly resolution 77/321 "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" adopted on 1 August 2023 (currently available as A/77/L.82)

Report of the Intergovernmental Conference at its fifth session

Final list of participants

Certified True Copy of the 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.

Depositary Notification - Opening for signature of the 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.

Amendment to draft resolution A/77/L.82 (A/77/L.83)

Letter dated 30 June 2023 from the President of the Intergovernmental Conference to the President of the General Assembly (A/77/945)

Avance, non édité Rapport de la conférence intergouvernementale chargée d’élaborer un instrument international juridiquement contraignant se rapportant à la Convention des Nations Unies sur le droit de la mer et portant sur la conservation et l’utilisation durable de la biodiversité marine des zones ne relevant pas de la juridiction nationale à sa cinquième session (seulement en anglais)

Advance, Unedited Draft report of the 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 at its fifth session (English only)

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 (A/CONF.232/2023/4) - adopted on 19 June 2023.

Statement by the Secretary-General at the Intergovernmental Conference on Marine Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction

Programme of work (further resumed fifth session)

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 (A/CONF.232/2023/L.3)

Provisional programme of work (further resumed fifth session)

General Assembly decision 77/556: decision on the convening of a further resumed fifth session of the conference (currently available as A/77/L.62)