Oceans and the law of the sea
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Coordination and cooperation
353. Encourages States to work closely with and through international
organizations, funds and programmes, as well as the specialized agencies of the
United Nations system and relevant international conventions, to identify emerging
areas of focus for improved coordination and cooperation and how best to address
these issues;
354. Expresses its concern at the desecration of graves at sea and the looting of
wrecks of ships constituting such graves, and calls upon States to cooperate, as
appropriate, to prevent the looting and desecration of wrecks of ships constituting
graves in order to ensure that proper respect is given to all human remains located in
maritime waters, consistent with international law, including, as appropriate, the 2001
Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage, among parties
thereto;
355. Encourages bodies established by the Convention to strengthen
coordination and cooperation, as appropriate, in fulfilling their respective mandates;
356. Requests the Secretary-General to bring the present resolution to the
attention of heads of intergovernmental organizations, the specialized agencies, funds
and programmes of the United Nations engaged in activities relating to ocean affairs
and the law of the sea, as well as funding institutions, and underlines the importance
of their constructive and timely input for the report of the Secretary -General on
oceans and the law of the sea and of their participation in relevant meetings and
processes;
357. Welcomes the work done by the secretariats of relevant United Nations
specialized agencies, programmes, funds and bodies and the secretariats of related
organizations and conventions to enhance inter-agency coordination and cooperation
on ocean issues, including, where appropriate, through UN -Oceans, the inter-agency
coordination mechanism on ocean and coastal issues within the United Nations system;
358. Recognizes the work undertaken by UN-Oceans, in particular the
inventory of mandates and the development of a draft methodology for the indicator
for target 14.c of the 2030 Agenda, under the revised terms of reference for the work
of UN-Oceans, and with the United Nations Legal Counsel/the Division as the focal
point of UN-Oceans, and, as an interim measure, in this regard invites States,
international financial institutions, donor agencies, intergovernmental organizations,
non-governmental organizations and natural and juridical persons to make financial
earmarked contributions to the trust fund established by the Secretary-General for the
Office of Legal Affairs to support the promotion of international law, and authorizes
the Secretary-General to disburse funds from such contributions to that trust fund for
the purposes of the maintenance of an online searchable database for an inventory of
the mandates of UN-Oceans members and priorities approved by the respective
governing bodies of the participating organizations of UN -Oceans, with a view to
identifying possible areas of collaboration and synergy, as well as for travel associated
with the performance of the functions of the focal point;
359. Recalls its decision to defer the review of the terms of reference for the
work of UN-Oceans until its seventy-fifth session;
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Activities of the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea
360. Expresses its appreciation to the Secretary-General for the annual reports
on oceans and the law of the sea, prepared by the Division, as well as for the other
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