A/RES/74/19 Oceans and the law of the sea 47. Notes with appreciation the joint implementation by the Division and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development of a project funded through the United Nations Development Account to assist participating developing States in developing evidence-based and policy-coherent oceans economy and trade strategies and aimed at supporting participating developing States in realizing economic benefits from the sustainable use of marine resources; 48. Notes the partnership between the Division and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission on a training programme on marine scientific research under the Convention, and encourages States, relevant international organizations and other donors to consider supporting the initiative; 49. Invites the Secretary-General, in cooperation with Member States, international financial institutions, donor agencies and intergovernmental organizations, to endeavour to expand the capacity-building activities of the Division in order to meet the increased need for assistance to developing States ; 50. Invites States, international financial institutions, donor agencies, intergovernmental organizations, non-governmental organizations and natural and juridical persons to support the capacity-building activities of the Division, including by making earmarked voluntary contributions to the trust fund established by the Secretary-General for the Office of Legal Affairs to support the promotion of international law, and expresses its appreciation to those that have contributed; 51. Recognizes with appreciation the important contribution to the capacitybuilding of developing countries and the promotion of the law of the sea made by the Hamilton Shirley Amerasinghe Memorial Fellowship on the Law of the Sea, which was established by the General Assembly in 1981 in honour of the first President of the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea, and recalls in this regard the provisions of its resolutions on the United Nations Programme of Assistance in the Teaching, Study, Dissemination and Wider Appreciation of International Law; 33 52. Expresses its appreciation to States that have made contributions to the voluntary trust fund for the Hamilton Shirley Amerasinghe Memorial Fellowship on the Law of the Sea, notes that the financial state of the Fellowship remains critical and that contributions are urgently needed to ensure that at least one fellowship can be awarded annually, expresses its commitment to further promote the importance of the Fellowship, and urges States, international financial institutions, donor agencies, intergovernmental organizations, non-governmental organizations and natural and juridical persons to make voluntary financial contributions in support of the Fellowship; 53. Recognizes with appreciation the important contribution of the United Nations-Nippon Foundation of Japan Fellowship Programme and the newer United Nations-Nippon Foundation Sustainable Ocean Programme, which includes the Critical Needs Fellowship, Thematic Fellowship and training programme to reinforce capacity in the context of the intergovernmental conference on an international legally binding instrument under the Convention on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction , to human resources development for Member States, particularly developing Member States, in the field of ocean affairs and the law of the sea and related disciplines, as well as the fostering of global interlinkages and continuing capacity development through the alumni programme; 54. Encourages competent international organizations, the United Nations Development Programme and international financial institutions and funds to __________________ 33 14/57 Resolutions 69/117, para. 8, 70/116, para. 4, 71/139, para. 7, 72/115, paras. 7–8, and 73/201, para. 7. 19-21313