A/RES/74/19 Oceans and the law of the sea Ocean Institute, and urges States, intergovernmental organizations and other bodies to make voluntary financial contributions to the University’s Endowment Fund; 32. Welcomes the efforts of the Tribunal in holding regional workshops, including the latest workshop on the role of the Tr ibunal in the settlement of disputes relating to the law of the sea for the Latin American region, held in Montevideo on 13 and 14 November 2019, in cooperation with the Government of Uruguay and the Korea Maritime Institute; 33. Also welcomes ongoing activities for capacity-building so as to address maritime security and protection of the marine environment of developing States, and encourages States and international financial institutions to provide additional funding for capacity-building programmes, including for transfer of technology, including through the International Maritime Organization and other competent international organizations; 34. Recognizes the considerable need to provide sustained capacity-building assistance, including on financial and technical aspects, by relevant international organizations and donors to developing States, with a view to further strengthening their capacity to take effective measures against the multiple facets of international criminal activities at sea, in line with the relevant international instruments, including the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the Protocols thereto; 28 35. Also recognizes the need to build the capacity of developing States to raise awareness of and support the implementation of improved waste management practices, noting the particular vulnerability of small island developing States to the impact of marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land -based activities and marine debris and nutrient pollution; 29 36. Acknowledges the importance of capacity-building for developing States, in particular the least developed countries, landlocked developing countries and small island developing States, as well as coastal African States, for the protection of the marine environment and the conservation and sustainable use of marine resources; 37. Encourages States to consider additional opportunities for capacitybuilding at the regional level; 38. Takes note of the first edition of the Global Ocean Science Report of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, which assesses for the first time the status of and trends in ocean science capacity around the world ; 39. Also takes note of the Capacity Development Strategy (2015–2021) of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, which takes into account that capacity development is a fundamental tenet of the mission of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission; 40. Expresses its appreciation for the contribution of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission to capacity-building through its Ocean Teacher Academy training system, which has provided training in ocean data and information management, and notes the setting up of the Ocean Teacher Global Academy, operating through a network of regional training centres, which builds capacity and promotes expertise available in developing countries; 41. Welcomes the establishment by the Assembly of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission at its twenty-ninth session of the Group of Experts on __________________ 28 29 12/57 United Nations, Treaty Series, vols. 2225, 2237, 2241 and 2326, No. 39574. See 2012 Guidelines for the Development of a Regional Reception Facilities Plan, International Maritime Organization, resolution MEPC.221(63). 19-21313