Oceans and the law of the sea A/RES/70/235 individuals from 26 Member States, welcomes the fact that the twenty-seventh award, in 2015, was made possible thanks to the generous contributions of Member States, expresses its concern that the twenty-eighth award, in 2016, may not be possible owing to a lack of funding, and recalls in this regard , the provisions of its resolutions on the United Nations Programme of Assistance in the Teaching, Study, Dissemination and Wider Appreciation of International Law; 27 43. Also recognizes with appreciation the important contribution of the United Nations-Nippon Foundation of Japan Fellowship Programme, which has awarded 120 fellowships to individuals from 70 Member States since 2004, to human resources development for developing Member States in the field of ocean affairs and the law of the sea and related disciplines, as well as the fosterin g of global interlinkages and continuing capacity development through the alumni programme, which held a regional meeting on oceans and climate change , in Cancun, Mexico, from 5 to 9 October 2015, and a meeting on technical aspects of the law of the sea, in Monaco from 20 to 23 October 2015, and further recognizes with appreciation the provision of a fellowship under the Special Strategic Award of the United Nations-Nippon Foundation of Japan Fellowship Programme in 2015; 44. Further recognizes with appreciation the important contribution of the Korea Maritime Institute to the trust fund to support the internship programmes at the Tribunal since 2011 and its continued efforts to provide education and training for capacity-building of developing countries through the Yeosu Academy of the Law of the Sea programme, the first and second sessions of which were held in October 2014 and October 2015, respectively; 45. Encourages the competent international organizations, the United Nations Development Programme and international financial institutions and funds to consider expanding their programmes within their respective fields of competence for assistance to developing countries and to coordinate their efforts, and recognizes the funding available from the Glo bal Environment Facility as well as other funds allocated for projects relating to oceans; III Meeting of States Parties 46. Welcomes the report of the twenty-fifth Meeting of States Parties to the Convention, 7 also welcomes the election by the Meeting on 10 June 2015 of one member of the Commission, 7 and further welcomes the decision taken by the Meeting regarding the conditions of service of the members of the Commission; 28 47. Notes that the twenty-fifth Meeting of States Parties, convened by the Secretary-General pursuant to resolution 69/245, is to be resumed on 15 January 2016, and requests the Secretary-General to provide full conference services, including documentation, as required; 48. Requests the Secretary-General to convene the twenty-sixth Meeting of States Parties to the Convention from 20 to 24 June 2016, with full conference services, including documentation, as required; _______________ 27 28 Resolutions 69/117, para. 8, and 70/116, para. 4. See SPLOS/286 and SPLOS/287. 13/53