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ship movement, but also provides data and information that can be used for
sustainable fisheries activities and other sectoral uses of the marine environment,
the delimitation of maritime boundaries and environmental protection,
Welcoming the convening by the International Atomic Energy Agency of the
International Conference on the Safety of Transport of Radioactive Material, as well
as the outcomes of the Conference, which provided an opportunity for States to
address issues relating to the transport of radioactive materials, including by sea,
Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General, 4 and emphasizing in this
regard the critical role of the annual comprehensive report of the Secretary-General,
which integrates information on developments relating to the implementation of the
Convention and the work of the Organization, its specialized agencies and other
institutions in the field of ocean affairs and the law of the sea at the global and
regional levels, and as a result constitutes the basis for the annual consideration and
review of developments relating to ocean affairs and the law of the sea by the
General Assembly as the global institution having the competence to undertake such
a review,
Taking note also of the report on the work of the United Nations Open-ended
Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea (“the Consultative
Process”), established by the General Assembly in its resolution 54/33 in order to
facilitate the annual review by the Assembly of developments in ocean affairs, at its
fourth meeting, 5
Noting the responsibilities of the Secretary-General under the Convention and
related resolutions of the General Assembly, in particular resolutions 49/28, 52/26
and 54/33, and in this context the expected increase in responsibilities of the
Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea of the Office of Legal Affairs of
the Secretariat in view of the anticipated receipt of submissions from States to the
Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (“the Commission”), in addition
to the expected growing involvement of the Division with new developments such
as the regular process for global reporting and assessment of the state of the marine
environment, including socio-economic aspects, and with requests for technical
assistance from States, and the role of the Division in inter-agency coordination and
cooperation,
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Implementation of the Convention and related agreements and instruments
1.
Calls upon all States that have not done so, in order to achieve the goal
of universal participation, to become parties to the Convention1 and the Agreement
relating to the Implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the
Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 (“the Agreement”); 1
2.
Reaffirms the unified character of the Convention;
3.
Calls upon States that have not done so to become parties to the
Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations
Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the
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A/58/65 and Add.1.
See A/58/95.
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