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invites the relevant agencies of the United Nations system and regional
organizations to take effective measures to assist the coastal States in this regard;
XII. Underwater cultural heritage
43. Takes note of the adoption by the United Nations Educational, Scientific
and Cultural Organization of the Convention on the Protection of the Underwater
Cultural Heritage;
XIII. Activities of the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea
44. Invites Member States and others in a position to do so to contribute to
the further development of the Hamilton Shirley Amerasinghe Memorial Fellowship
Programme on the Law of the Sea established by the General Assembly in its
resolution 35/116 of 10 December 1980 and to support the training activities under
the TRAIN-SEA-COAST Programme of the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law
of the Sea;
45. Expresses its appreciation to the Secretary-General
comprehensive report on oceans and the law of the sea,4 prepared
for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, as well as for the other
Division, in accordance with the provisions of the Convention and
forth in resolutions 49/28, 52/26 and 54/33;
for the annual
by the Division
activities of the
the mandate set
46. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to carry out the
responsibilities entrusted to him in the Convention and related resolutions of the
General Assembly, including resolutions 49/28 and 52/26, and to ensure that
appropriate resources are made available to the Division for Ocean Affairs and the
Law of the Sea for the performance of such responsibilities under the approved
budget for the Organization;
XIV. International coordination and cooperation
47. Reaffirms its decision to undertake an annual review and evaluation of
the implementation of the Convention and other developments relating to ocean
affairs and the law of the sea, taking into account resolution 54/33 establishing the
consultative process to facilitate the review of developments in ocean affairs, and
requests the Secretary-General to convene the third meeting of the Consultative
Process in New York from 8 to 15 April 2002;
48. Recommends that, in view of the forthcoming World Summit on
Sustainable Development, in its deliberations on the report of the Secretary-General
on oceans and the law of the sea at its third meeting, the Consultative Process
organize its discussions around the following areas:
(a)
Protection and preservation of the marine environment;
(b) Capacity-building, regional cooperation and coordination, and integrated
ocean management, as important cross-cutting issues to address ocean affairs, such
as marine science and the transfer of technology, sustainable fisheries, the
degradation of the marine environment and the safety of navigation;
49. Requests the Secretary-General to ensure more effective collaboration
and coordination between the relevant parts of the Secretariat of the United Nations
and the United Nations as a whole, in particular in ensuring the effectiveness,
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