Oceans and the law of the sea
A/RES/72/73
the Secretary-General for this purpose, and requests the Division to post the
information on capacity-building initiatives from the annual report of the Secretary General on the website of the Division in an easily accessible manner so as to
facilitate the matching of capacity-building needs with opportunities;
44. Calls upon States to continue to assist developing States, and especially
the least developed countries and small island developing States, as well as coastal
African States, at the bilateral and, where appropriate, multilateral le vels, in
the preparation of submissions to the Commission regarding the establishment of the
outer limits of the continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles, including the
assessment of the nature and extent of the continental shelf of a coastal State, and
recalls that coastal States can make requests to the Commission for scientific and
technical advice in the preparation of data for their submissions, in accordance with
article 3 of annex II to the Convention;
45. Recognizes the importance of the trust fund established pursuant to
resolution 55/7 for the purpose of facilitating the preparation of submissions to the
Commission for developing States, in particular the least developed countries and
small island developing States, and compliance with article 76 of the Convention, and
of providing assistance to developing States to meet the travel and daily subsistence
allowance costs associated with meeting with the Commission when their
submissions are being examined and upon the invitation of the Commission, in
accordance with paragraph 31 of the terms of reference, guidelines and rules of the
trust fund; 28
46. Calls upon the Division to continue to disseminate information on relevant
procedures related to the trust fund established for the purpose of facilitating the
preparation of submissions to the Commission and to continue its dialogue with
potential beneficiaries with a view to providing financial support to developing
countries for activities to facilitate their submissions in accordance with the
requirements of article 76 of the Convention and with the Rules of Procedure 29 and
the Scientific and Technical Guidelines of the Commission 30 and to defray the costs
of travel and daily subsistence allowance for delegates to participate in meetings with
the Commission upon its invitation;
47. Requests the Secretary-General, in cooperation with States and relevant
international organizations and institutions, to continue to support training and other
activities to assist developing States in the preparation and presentation of their
submissions to the Commission;
48. Recognizes with appreciation the contribution of the Division to capacitybuilding activities at the national and regional levels, in particular the wo rk of the
Division in promoting wider appreciation of the Convention and in assisting with its
implementation, through the provision of information, advice and assistance to States
and intergovernmental organizations, and recognizes in particular the conti nued
delivery of a programme of assistance to the Government of Somalia under a project
funded by the Trust Fund to Support Initiatives of States Countering Piracy off the
Coast of Somalia, including two strategic fellowships, as well as the Division ’s
support for Member State implementation of the relevant parts of the 2030 Agenda
for Sustainable Development; 31
49. Notes the partnership between the Division and the Intergovernmental
Oceanographic Commission on a training programme on marine scientific res earch
__________________
28
29
30
31
17-21819
Resolution 55/7, annex II, resolution 58/240, annex, and resolution 70/235, annex.
CLCS/40/Rev.1.
CLCS/11, CLCS/11/Corr.1, CLCS/11/Add.1 and CLCS/11/Add.1/Corr.1.
Resolution 70/1.
13/55