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technical advice in the preparation of data for their submissions, in accordance with
article 3 of annex II to the Convention;
37. 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, in order to assist 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, 24 amends, as set out in the annex to the present resolution, sections 2, 4
and 5 of the terms of reference, guidelines and rules of the trust fund;
38. 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 financ ial 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 25
and the Scientific and Technical Guidelines of the Commission 26 and to defray the
costs of travel and daily subsistence allowance for delegates to participate in
meetings with the Commission upon its invitation;
39. 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;
40. Recognizes with appreciation the contribution of the Division to
capacity-building activities at the national and regional levels, in particular the work
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
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;
41. Invites Member States and others in a position to do so 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 who have contributed;
42. 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 which,
relying on its network of 17 host institutions, has awarded to date 30 fellowships to
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Resolution 55/7, annex II.
CLCS/40/Rev.1.
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CLCS/11 and Corr.1 and Add.1 and Add.1/Corr.1.
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