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Oceans and the law of the sea
the second world ocean assessment prepared by the Group of Experts in consultation
with the secretariat of the Regular Process;
311. Welcomes the holding of the second round of regional workshops in
support of the second cycle of the Regular Process in Koror, Palau, on 8 and 9 August
2018, in Valletta on 27 and 28 August 2018, in Odessa, Ukraine, on 17 and 18 October
2018, in Bali, Indonesia, on 8 and 9 November 2018, in Doha on 28 and 29 November
2018, in Accra on 3 and 4 December 2018 and in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on 17 and
18 December 2018, and takes note of the summaries of those workshops ;
312. Recognizes the need for early preparation for possible future regional
workshops in support of the Regular Process, and invites States to consider hosting
such workshops and inform the secretariat of their intent as early as possible ;
313. Recalls the importance of raising awareness of the first World Ocean
Assessment and the Regular Process, and recognizes with appreciation the activities
undertaken to raise awareness of the Assessment, including during the regional
workshops held in 2017 and 2018 in support of the second cycle of the Regular
Process;
314. Welcomes the holding of the multi-stakeholder dialogue and capacitybuilding partnership event on 24 and 25 January 2019, notes the summary of
discussions, and welcomes the approval by the Ad Hoc Working Group of the Whole
at its twelfth meeting of the conclusions from the partnersh ip event;3
315. Reiterates its invitation to States and intergovernmental and
non-governmental organizations to provide relevant information to the secretariat for
inclusion in the capacity-building inventory of needs and opportunities relevant for
the Regular Process, and expresses its appreciation for the information contributed
thus far and for the work undertaken by the secretariat;
316. Also reiterates its request to intergovernmental and non-governmental
organizations to provide information on recent and ongoing assessments and other
processes at the regional and global levels relevant to the Regular Process in order
for the secretariat to update the inventory, and expresses its appreciat ion for the
information contributed thus far and for the work of the secretariat in compiling the
information received;
317. Welcomes the holding of the twelfth meeting of the Ad Hoc Working Group
of the Whole on 29 and 30 July 2019, in accordance with p aragraph 334 of resolution
73/124, and endorses the recommendations adopted by the Ad Hoc Working Group at
its twelfth meeting; 3
318. Decides to launch the third cycle of the Regular Process, to cover five
years, from 2021 to 2025, and requests the Bureau, with the assistance of the Group
of Experts and the secretariat, to develop a draft programme of work for the third
cycle, on the basis of the possible outcomes and building blocks of the third cycle
prepared by the Bureau and endorsed by the Ad Hoc Working Group of the Whole at
its twelfth meeting and taking into account lessons learned from the second cycle, and
to report to Member States in advance of the thirteenth meeting of the Ad Hoc
Working Group;
319. Requests the Bureau of the Ad Hoc Working Group of the Whole to
consider the lessons learned from the second cycle of the Regular Process, including
with regard to the duration of the cycle and its outputs, in line with the modalities set
forth in paragraph 282 of resolution 70/235 and on the basis of input received from
Member States and other participants in the Ad Hoc Working Group and the Group
of Experts, as well as from the secretariat, and also requests the Bur eau to inform the
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