A/RES/74/19 Oceans and the law of the sea activities of the Division, which reflect the high standard of assistance provided to Member States by the Division; 361. Notes with satisfaction the eleventh observance by the United Nations of World Oceans Day in 2019, 134 recognizes with appreciation the efforts deployed by the Division in this regard, and invites the Division to continue to promote and facilitate international cooperation on the law of the sea and ocean affairs in the context of the future observance of World Oceans Day, as well as through its participation in other events; 362. Recalls the responsibilities and functions entrusted to the SecretaryGeneral in the Convention and in the related resolutions of the General Assembly, including resolutions 49/28 and 52/26, notes the increased number of requests to the Division for additional outputs and servicing of meetings and in relation to the support to be provided by the Division as secretariat of the Regular Process during the second cycle of the Regular Process, and requests the Secretary-General to ensure the allocation of appropriate resources to the Division for the performance of its activities under the approved budget for the Organization; 363. Requests the Secretary-General to continue the publication activities of the Division, in particular through the publication of Guidelines on deposit with the Secretary-General of charts or lists of geographical coordinates under the Convention 135 and the Law of the Sea Bulletin; XVII Seventy-fifth session of the General Assembly 364. Requests the Secretary-General to prepare reports for consideration by the General Assembly at its seventy-fifth session, namely, a report on developments and issues relating to ocean affairs and the law of the sea, including the implementation of the present resolution, in accordance with resolutions 49/28, 52/26 and 54/33, and a report on the topic that is the focus of the twenty-first meeting of the Informal Consultative Process; 365. Emphasizes the critical role of the annual reports of the Secretary-General, which integrate information on developments relating to the implementation of the Convention and the work of the Organization, its specialized agencies and other institutions in the field of ocean affairs and the law of the sea at the global and regional levels, and as a result constitute the basis for the annual consideration and review of developments relating to ocean affairs and the law of the sea by the General Assembly as the global institution having the competence to undertake such a review; 366. Notes that the reports referred to in paragraph 364 above will also be submitted to States Parties pursuant to article 319 of the Convention regarding issues of a general nature that have arisen with respect to the Convention; 367. Also notes the desire to further improve the efficiency of and effective participation of delegations in the informal consultations concerning the annual General Assembly resolution on oceans and the law of the sea, decides that the period of the informal consultations on that resolution should not exceed a maximum of eight days in total and that the consultations should be scheduled in such a way that the Division has sufficient time to produce the report on developments and issues relating to ocean affairs and the law of the sea referred to in paragraph 364 above, requests the Secretary-General to continue to provide support to the consultations through the __________________ 134 135 56/57 By its resolution 63/111, the General Assembly designated 8 June as World Oceans Day. This publication replaces The Law of the Sea: A Select Bibliography. 19-21313

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