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objectives of the present resolution, as well as the sustainable development of the
oceans and seas nationally, regionally and globally, and in so doing to bear in mind
the interests and needs of landlocked developing States;
10. Encourages intensified efforts to build capacity for developing countries,
in particular for the least developed countries and small island developing States, as
well as coastal African States, to improve hydrographic services and the production
of nautical charts, including electronic charts, as well as the mobilization of
resources and building of capacity with support from international financial
institutions and the donor community;
11. Calls upon States and international financial institutions, including
through bilateral, regional and global cooperation programmes and technical
partnerships, to continue to strengthen capacity-building activities, in particular in
developing countries, in the field of marine scientific research by, inter alia, training
the necessary skilled personnel, providing the necessary equipment, facilities and
vessels and transferring environmentally sound technologies;
12. Recognizes the need to build the capacity of developing States to raise
awareness of, and support implementation of, improved waste management
practices, noting the particular vulnerability of small island developing States to the
impact of marine pollution from land-based sources and marine debris;
13. Also recognizes the importance of assisting developing States, in
particular the least developed countries and small island developing States, in
implementing the Convention, and urges States, intergovernmental organizations
and agencies, national institutions, non-governmental organizations and
international financial institutions, as well as natural and juridical persons, to make
voluntary financial or other contributions to the trust funds, as referred to in
resolution 57/141, established for this purpose;
14. Encourages States to use the Criteria and Guidelines on the Transfer of
Marine Technology, adopted by the Assembly of the Intergovernmental
Oceanographic Commission of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization; 12
15. Also encourages States to assist developing States, and especially the
least developed countries and small island developing States, as well as coastal
African States, on a bilateral and, where appropriate, regional level, in the
preparation of submissions to the Commission regarding the establishment of the
outer limits of the continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles, including the
assessment of the nature and extent of the continental shelf of a coastal State
through a desktop study, and the delineation of the outer limits of its continental
shelf;
16. Commends with satisfaction the Division upon the completion of the
training manual, notes with appreciation the successful conduct of two regional
training courses, and welcomes the intention to conduct two additional training
courses before mid-2006, the purpose of which is to train technical staff of coastal
developing States on the delineation of the outer limits of the continental shelf
beyond 200 nautical miles and on the preparation of submissions to the
Commission;
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See Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, document IOC/INF-1203.
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