A/RES/59/24 XIII Regional cooperation 88. Emphasizes once again the importance of regional organizations and arrangements for cooperation and coordination in integrated oceans management, and, where there are separate regional structures for different aspects of oceans management, such as environmental protection and conservation of marine ecosystems, fisheries management, navigation, scientific research and maritime delimitation, calls for those different structures, where appropriate, to work together for optimal cooperation and coordination; 89. Notes that there have been a number of initiatives at the regional level, in various regions, to further the implementation of the Convention, takes note in this context of the Caribbean-focused Assistance Fund, which is intended to facilitate, mainly through technical assistance, the voluntary undertaking of maritime delimitation negotiations between Caribbean States, takes note once again of the Fund for Peace: Peaceful Settlement of Territorial Disputes, established by the General Assembly of the Organization of American States in 2000 as a primary mechanism, given its broader regional scope, for the prevention and resolution of pending territorial, land border and maritime boundary disputes, and calls upon States and others in a position to do so to contribute to these funds; XIV Open-ended informal consultative process on oceans and the law of the sea 90. Requests the Secretary-General to convene the sixth meeting of the Consultative Process in New York from 6 to 10 June 2005 and to provide it with the necessary facilities for the performance of its work and to arrange for support, as appropriate; 91. Recalls its decision to further review the effectiveness and utility of the Consultative Process at its sixtieth session; 92. Recommends that, in its deliberations on the report of the SecretaryGeneral on oceans and the law of the sea at its meeting, the Consultative Process should organize its discussions around the following areas: (a) Fisheries and their contribution to sustainable development; (b) Marine debris; as well as issues discussed at previous meetings; XV Inter-agency coordination and cooperation 93. Notes the establishment of the Oceans and Coastal Areas Network (UNOceans), a new inter-agency mechanism for coordination and cooperation on issues relating to oceans and coastal issues, called for in paragraph 69 of resolution 58/240; 94. Urges the close and continuous involvement in UN-Oceans of all relevant United Nations programmes, funds and the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system and the participation of international financial institutions, relevant intergovernmental and other organizations, as well as the Authority and the secretariats of multilateral environmental agreements; 16

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