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reporting and investigation of incidents, bringing the alleged perpetrators to justice,
in accordance with international law, and by adopting national legislation, as well as
providing enforcement vessels and equipment and guarding against fraudulent ship
registration;
63. Welcomes the significant decrease in the number of attacks by pirates and
armed robbers in the Asian region through increased national action and regional
cooperation;
64. Expresses deep concern about the continuous violent attacks on ships off
the coast of Somalia, and welcomes the initiatives supported by the International
Maritime Organization and the World Food Programme to strengthen cooperation
among States to protect ships, in particular those transporting humanitarian aid,
from acts of piracy and armed robbery in that region;
65. Notes the adoption of resolution A.1002(25) on 29 November 2007 by
the Assembly of the International Maritime Organization on acts of piracy and
armed robbery against ships in waters off the coast of Somalia, and encourages
States to ensure its full implementation;
66. Also notes the initiatives taken by the Secretary-General of the
International Maritime Organization, following up on resolution A.979(24) adopted
by the Assembly of the International Maritime Organization on 23 November 2005,
to engage the international community in efforts to combat acts of piracy and armed
robbery against ships sailing the waters off the coast of Somalia;
67. Calls upon States to become parties to the Convention for the
Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation and the
Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Fixed Platforms
Located on the Continental Shelf, 31 invites States to consider becoming parties to
the 2005 Protocols amending those instruments, 32 and also urges States parties to
take appropriate measures to ensure the effective implementation of those
instruments, through the adoption of legislation, where appropriate;
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68. Also calls upon States to effectively implement the International Ship and
Port Facility Security Code and the amendments to the International Convention for
the Safety of Life at Sea, 33 and to work with the International Maritime
Organization to promote safe and secure shipping while ensuring freedom of
navigation;
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69. Welcomes the adoption on 18 May 2007 of the Nairobi International
Convention on the Removal of Wrecks, 2007, under the auspices of the International
Maritime Organization, and invites States to note its opening for signature from
19 November 2007 to 18 November 2008;
70. Requests States to take appropriate measures with regard to ships flying
their flag or of their registry to address hazards that may be caused by wrecks and
drifting or sunken cargo to navigation or the marine environment;
71. Urges all States, in cooperation with the International Maritime
Organization, to improve the protection of offshore installations by adopting
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United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1678, No. 29004.
International Maritime Organization, documents LEG/CONF.15/21 and 22.
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International Maritime Organization, documents SOLAS/CONF.5/32 and 34, as well as resolution
MSC.202(81) introducing the long-range identification and tracking of ships system.
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