A/RES/70/235 Oceans and the law of the sea Recognizing also the significant workload of the Commission in view of the large number of submissions already received and a number of submissions yet to be received, which places additional demands and challenges on its members and the secretariat as provided by the Secretary-General of the United Nations through the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea of the Office of Legal Affairs of the Secretariat (the Division), and welcoming the decision of the twenty-first Meeting of States Parties to the Convention regarding the workload of the Commission, 15 Noting with concern the projected timetable of the work of the Commission on the submissions already received by it and those yet to be received, and in this regard noting with appreciation the continued implementation of the decision of the Commission at its thirtieth session concerning the arrangements for its sessions and the meetings of its subcommissions, taking into account the decision of the twenty first Meeting of States Parties to the Convention, 16 Recognizing the need to ensure that the Commission can perform its functions under the Convention expeditiously, efficiently and effectively and maintain its high level of quality and expertise, Expressing concern about the implications of the workload of the Commission for the conditions of service of its members, Noting, in this regard, the decision of the twenty-fifth Meeting of States Parties to the Convention regarding the conditions of service of th e members of the Commission, 17 Recalling its decision, in resolutions 57/141 of 12 December 2002 and 58/240 of 23 December 2003, to establish a regular process under the United Nations for global reporting and assessment of the state of the marine environm ent, including socioeconomic aspects, both current and foreseeable, building on existing regional assessments, as recommended by the World Summit on Sustainable Development, 18 and noting the need for cooperation among all States to this end, Recalling also its decisions, in paragraphs 202, 203 and 209 of resolution 65/37 A of 7 December 2010 and paragraphs 200, 205 and 206 of resolution 66/231 of 24 December 2011, regarding the Regular Process, as established under the United Nations and accountable to the General Assembly, Recalling further that the Division has been designated to provide secretariat support to the Regular Process, including its established inst itutions, Recognizing the importance and the contribution of the work of the Informal Consultative Process established by the General Assembly in its resolution 54/33 of 24 November 1999 to facilitate the annual review of developments in ocean affairs by the Assembly, Noting the continuously growing responsibilities of the Secretary -General under the Convention and related resolutions of the General Assembly, in particular _______________ 15 SPLOS/229. See CLCS/76, CLCS/80 and Corr.1, CLCS/85 and CLCS/88. 17 SPLOS/286. 18 See Report of the World Summit on Sustainable Development, Johannesburg, South Africa, 26 August–4 September 2002 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.03.II.A.1 and corrigendum), chap. I, resolution 2, annex. 16 6/53