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(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;
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