A/RES/57/141 (a) Protecting vulnerable marine ecosystems; (b) The safety of navigation; for example, capacity-building for the production of nautical charts; as well as issues discussed at previous meetings; XIV. Inter-agency coordination and cooperation 63. Invites the Secretary-General to establish an effective, transparent and regular inter-agency coordination mechanism on oceans and coastal issues within the United Nations system; 64. Recommends that this new mechanism should have a clear mandate and be established on the basis of principles of continuity, regularity and accountability, taking into account paragraph 49 of Part A of the report on the work of the Consultative Process at its third meeting; 6 65. Invites Member States and, where appropriate, competent international organizations to identify focal points for the exchange of practical and administrative information concerning law of the sea and ocean issues with the Secretariat; 66. Requests the Secretary-General to bring the present resolution to the attention of heads of intergovernmental organizations, the specialized agencies and funds and programmes of the United Nations engaged in activities relating to ocean affairs and the law of the sea, drawing their attention to paragraphs of particular relevance to them, 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; 67. Invites the competent international organizations, as well as funding institutions, to take specific account of the present resolution in their programmes and activities and to contribute to the preparation of the comprehensive report of the Secretary-General on oceans and the law of the sea; XV. Activities of the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea 68. Expresses its appreciation to the Secretary-General comprehensive report on oceans and the law of the sea, 5 prepared for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, as well as for the other Division, in accordance with the provisions of the Convention and forth in resolutions 49/28, 52/26, 54/33 and 56/12; for the annual by the Division activities of the the mandate set 69. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to carry out the responsibilities entrusted to him in the Convention and related resolutions of the General Assembly, including resolutions 49/28 and 52/26, and to ensure that appropriate resources are made available to the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea for the performance of such responsibilities under the approved budget for the Organization; 70. Invites Member States and others in a position to do so to support the training activities under the TRAIN-SEA-COAST Programme of the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea; 12

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