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47. Urges the Secretary-General to continue to take all necessary actions to
ensure that the Commission can fulfil the functions entrusted to it under the
Convention;
48. Encourages States to make additional contributions to the voluntary trust
fund established by resolution 55/7 for the purpose of facilitating the preparation of
submissions to the Commission and to the voluntary trust fund also established by
that resolution for the purpose of defraying the cost of participation of the members
of the Commission from developing States in the meetings of the Commission;
49. Approves the convening by the Secretary-General of the twenty-first and
twenty-second sessions of the Commission, in New York, from 17 March to 18 April
2008 and from 11 August to 12 September 2008, respectively, on the understanding
that the following periods will be used for the technical examination of submissions
at the Geographic Information System laboratories and other technical facilities of the
Division: 17 to 28 March 2008; 14 to 18 April 2008; 11 to 15 August 2008; and 2 to
12 September 2008;
50. Expresses its firm conviction about the importance of the work of the
Commission, carried out in accordance with the Convention, including with respect
to the participation of the coastal State in relevant proceedings concerning its
submission, and recognizes the continued need for active interaction between
submitting States and the Commission;
51. Encourages States to continue exchanging views in order to increase
understanding of issues, including expenditures involved, arising from the
application of article 76 of the Convention, thus facilitating preparation of
submissions by States, in particular developing States, to the Commission;
52. Requests the Secretary-General, in cooperation with the Member States,
to continue supporting and organizing workshops or symposiums on scientific and
technical aspects of the establishment of the outer limits of the continental shelf
beyond 200 nautical miles, taking into account the need to strengthen capacitybuilding for developing countries in preparing their submissions;
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Maritime safety and security and flag State implementation
53. Encourages States to ratify or accede to international agreements
addressing the safety and security of navigation, as well as maritime labour, and to
adopt the necessary measures consistent with the Convention, aimed at
implementing and enforcing the rules contained in those agreements;
54. Welcomes the adoption of the Work in Fishing Convention (No. 188) and
the related Recommendation (No. 199), 2007 by the International Labour
Conference on 14 June 2007, and encourages States to become parties to that
Convention;
55. Also welcomes the continuing review by the International Maritime
Organization and the International Labour Organization of Guidelines on Fair
Treatment of Seafarers in the Event of a Maritime Accident, 26 and notes the decision
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Adopted by the International Maritime Organization Legal Committee on 27 April 2006 as resolution
LEG.3(91), and by the International Labour Organization Governing Body on 12 June 2006, at its
296th session.
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