Cooperative measures to assess and increase awareness of environmental effects related to waste originating from chemical munitions dumped at sea A/RES/74/213 of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction, 9 the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter, 10 the Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region, 11 the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean, 12 the Agreement on the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Area of the South-East Pacific, 13 the Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area 14 and the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic, 15 Noting the national, regional and international activities, including scientific research, 16 data collection and sharing, awareness-raising, reporting on encounters and technical advice, related to munitions dumped at sea, inter alia, in the frameworks of the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by D umping of Wastes and Other Matter, the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic, the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean and the Convention on the Pro tection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area, Emphasizing that, in the report on the Third Special Session of the Conference of the States Parties to Review the Operation of the Chemical Weapons Convention (the Third Review Conference), adopted at The Hague on 19 April 2013, the States parties to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction were invited to support voluntary sharing of information, raising awareness and cooperation on this issue, Noting that Member States, international and regional organizations and civil society have undertaken activities to discuss and promote the issues related to waste originating from chemical munitions dumped at sea, inc luding international cooperation and the exchange of experiences and practical knowledge, Noting also that the First Global Integrated Marine Assessment (first World Ocean Assessment), adopted in 2015, also highlights the issue of marine pollution, including from dumping, and has been taken into account by the General Assembly, in its resolutions 70/235 of 23 December 2015, 71/257 of 23 December 2016, 72/73 of 5 December 2017 and 73/124 of 11 December 2018, Noting further the concerns about the potential long-term environmental effects related to waste originating from chemical munitions dumped at sea, including their potential impact on human health and safety and on the marine environment and resources, Recognizing the mandates and capacities of competent United Nations system entities in the fields of marine environment monitoring, research and information sharing, as well as pollution preparedness and response, 17 __________________ 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 19-22426 Ibid., vol. 1974, No. 33757. Ibid., vol. 1046, No. 15749. Ibid., vol. 1506, No. 25974. Ibid., vol. 1102, No. 16908. Ibid., vol. 1648, No. 28325. Ibid., vol. 2099, No. 36495. Ibid., vol. 2354, No. 42279. See, for example, the findings of the Baltic Sea research project entitled “Chemical Munitions, Search and Assessment (CHEMSEA)”, which is conducting research on environmental effects related to chemical munitions dumped at sea. The findings summarize all results obtained by the project. Competent United Nations system entities include, inter alia, the United Nations Environment Programme, the International Maritime Organization, the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission and the Secretariat. 3/5