Oceans and the law of the sea : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2008
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SymbolA/RES/63/111
TitleOceans and the law of the sea : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
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Summary
Calls upon States parties to the Convention to deposit with the Secretary-General charts or lists of geographical coordinates; requests the Secretary-General to convene the 19th Meeting of States Parties in New York, from 22 to 26 June 2009; urges flag States without an effective maritime administration and appropriate legal frameworks to establish or enhance the necessary infrastructure; decides to establish an ad hoc working group of the whole to recommend a course of action to the General Assembly at its 64th session based on the outcomes of the 4th meeting of the Ad Hoc Steering Group, and requests the Secretary-General to convene its informal meeting for one week not later than September 2009; decides that those representatives from developing countries to make presentations during the meetings of the Consultative Process shall receive priority consideration in the disbursement of funds from the voluntary trust fund; also decides that, the Consultative Process at its 10th meeting will focus its discussions on the implementation of the outcomes of the Consultative Process; resolves that, as from 2009, the UN will designate 8 June as World Oceans Day.
Action note2008-12-05
Vote summary
Adopted 155-1-4, 64th plenary meeting
Meeting record
A/63/PV.64
Agenda information
A/63/251 70a Oceans and the law of the sea. LAW OF THE SEA
Date[New York] : UN, 12 Feb. 2009
Description
29 p.
Notes
Issued in GAOR, 63rd sess., Suppl. no. 49.