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5.
Urges the continued enhancement of the concrete steps taken by the
Secretariat to build and improve the capacity of the United Nations to respond
effectively and efficiently in matters relating to dispute prevention, including
through the strengthening of cooperative mechanisms for information-sharing,
planning and the development of preventive measures; the development of a
comprehensive plan for a revived early-warning and prevention system for the
United Nations; training intended to support such enhanced capabilities in these
areas; and cooperation with regional organizations;
6.
Encourages States to nominate suitably qualified persons who are willing
to provide fact-finding services, for inclusion in the register set up by the SecretaryGeneral pursuant to paragraph 4 of its resolution 2329 (XXII);
7.
Encourages eligible States also to nominate suitably qualified persons to
have their names included in the lists of conciliators and arbitrators provided for
under certain treaties, including the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties 9 and
the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea; 10
8.
Requests the Secretary-General to take such steps as he deems necessary
from time to time to encourage States to designate suitably qualified persons for
inclusion in the various lists referred to above which he has the responsibility to
maintain;
9.
Reminds States that have not yet done so that they may at any time make
a declaration under Article 36, paragraph 2, of the Statute of the International Court
of Justice with regard to its compulsory jurisdiction in relation to any other State
accepting the same obligation, and encourages them to consider doing so.
52nd plenary meeting
19 November 2002
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United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1155, No. 18232.
See The Law of the Sea: Official Texts of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of
10 December 1982 and of the Agreement relating to the Implementation of Part XI of the United Nations
Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 with Index and Excerpts from the Final Act of the
Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.97.V.10).
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