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;
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