A/RES/59/24 (a) To survey the past and present activities of the United Nations and other relevant international organizations with regard to the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity beyond areas of national jurisdiction; (b) To examine the scientific, technical, economic, legal, environmental, socio-economic and other aspects of these issues; (c) To identify key issues and questions where more detailed background studies would facilitate consideration by States of these issues; (d) To indicate, where appropriate, possible options and approaches to promote international cooperation and coordination for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity beyond areas of national jurisdiction; 74. Requests the Secretary-General to report on the issues referred to in paragraph 73 above in the context of his report on oceans and the law of the sea to the General Assembly at its sixtieth session, in order to assist the Ad Hoc Openended Informal Working Group in preparing its agenda, in consultation with all relevant international bodies; to convene the meeting of the Working Group in New York not later than six months after the release of the report; and to arrange support for the performance of its work to be provided by the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea; 75. Encourages States to include relevant experts in their delegations attending the meeting of the Working Group; 76. Recognizes the importance of making the outcomes of the Working Group widely available; 77. Urges States and relevant global and regional bodies to enhance their cooperation in the protection and preservation of mangroves, seagrass beds and coral reefs, including through the exchange of information; 78. Reiterates its support for the International Coral Reef Initiative, takes note of the tenth International Coral Reef Symposium, held in Okinawa, Japan, in 2004, supports the work under the Jakarta Mandate on Marine and Coastal Biological Diversity, 40 and the elaborated Programme of Work on Marine and Coastal Biological Diversity, 41 and notes the progress that the International Coral Reef Initiative and other relevant bodies have made to incorporate cold water coral ecosystems into their programmes; 79. Encourages States to cooperate, directly or through competent international bodies, in exchanging information in the event of accidents involving foreign vessels on coral reefs and in promoting the development of economic assessment techniques for both restoration and non-use values of coral reef systems; 80. Emphasizes the need to mainstream sustainable coral reef management and integrated watershed management into national development strategies, as well as into the activities of relevant United Nations agencies and programmes, international financial institutions and the donor community; _______________ 40 41 14 See A/51/312, annex II, decision II/10. UNEP/CBD/COP/7/21, annex, decision VII/5, annex I.