Calls upon all States that have not done so, in order to achieve the goal of universal participation, to become parties to the Convention and the Agreement; calls upon States that have not done so to consider ratifying or acceding to the Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the Tribunal and to the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the Authority; urges States to continue the development of an international plan of action on illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing for the FAO of the UN, as a matter of priority; calls upon States to prioritize action on marine pollution from land-based sources as part of their national sustainable development strategies and local Agenda 21 programmes; stresses the need to consider as a matter of priority the issues of marine science and technology; urges all States, in particular coastal States, in affected regions to take all necessary and appropriate measures to prevent and combat incidents of piracy and armed robbery at sea; urges States to become parties to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation and its Protocol, and to ensure its effective implementation.

Adopted 143-2-4, 44th plenary meeting

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