A UNITED NATIONS General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/RES/54/33 18 January 2000 Fifty-fourth session Agenda item 40 (c) RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY [without reference to a Main Committee (A/54/L.32 and Add.1)] 54/33. Results of the review by the Commission on Sustainable Development of the sectoral theme of “Oceans and seas”: international coordination and cooperation The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 49/28 of 6 December 1994 on the Law of the Sea and 53/32 of 24 November 1998 on oceans and the law of the sea, Mindful of the importance of the oceans and seas for the earth’s ecosystem and for providing the vital resources for food security and for sustaining economic prosperity and the well-being of present and future generations, Convinced that all aspects of oceans and seas are closely interrelated and need to be considered as a whole, Recalling that the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1 sets out the legal framework within which all activities in the oceans and seas must be carried out, and with which these activities should 1 Official Records of the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea, vol. XVII (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.84.V.3), document A/CONF.62/122. 00 23793 /...