The secretariat

Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea

The Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea of the Office of Legal Affairs of the United Nations was designated by the General Assembly as the secretariat of the Regular Process. The secretariat provides support to the institutions of the Regular Process and implements mandates it receives from the General Assembly, including in relation to the implementation of the programme of work for the period 2021-2025 for the third cycle of the Regular Process.

For further information please contact doalos@un.org

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29 May 2025

Join us on 12 June 2025 for the Regular Process side event at UNOC 3! "Ocean Science and Its Policy Interface: from Knowledge to Sustainable Ocean Solutions"
Strengthening the science-policy interface through the Regular Process and its World Ocean Assessments to support the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021–2030).

 

17 May 2023

Apply now: Nomination to the Pool of Experts for the third cycle (Deadline: 31 May 2025)