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its activities on an incremental basis and strengthen its capacity within the
framework of the Organization;
II
Capacity-building
10. Calls upon donor agencies and international financial institutions to keep
their programmes systematically under review to ensure the availability in all States,
particularly in developing States, of the economic, legal, navigational, scientific and
technical skills necessary for the full implementation of the Convention and the
objectives of the present resolution, as well as the sustainable development of the
oceans and seas nationally, regionally and globally, and in so doing to bear in mind
the interests and needs of landlocked developing States;
11. Encourages intensified efforts to build capacity for developing countries,
in particular for the least developed countries and small island developing States, as
well as coastal African States, to improve hydrographic services and the production
of nautical charts, including electronic charts, as well as the mobilization of
resources and building of capacity with support from international financial
institutions and the donor community;
12. Calls upon States and international financial institutions, including
through bilateral, regional and global cooperation programmes and technical
partnerships, to continue to strengthen capacity-building activities, in particular in
developing countries, in the field of marine scientific research by, inter alia, training
personnel to develop and enhance relevant expertise, providing the necessary
equipment, facilities and vessels and transferring environmentally sound
technologies;
13. Also calls upon States and international financial institutions, including
through bilateral, regional and global cooperation programmes and technical
partnerships, to strengthen capacity-building activities in developing countries, in
particular least developed countries and small island developing States, to develop
their maritime administration and appropriate legal frameworks to establish or
enhance the necessary infrastructure, legislative and enforcement capabilities to
promote effective compliance with, and implementation and enforcement of, their
responsibilities under international law;
14. Recognizes the need to build the capacity of developing States to raise
awareness of, and support implementation of, improved waste management
practices, noting the particular vulnerability of small island developing States to the
impact of marine pollution from land-based sources and marine debris;
15. Also recognizes the importance of assisting developing States, in
particular the least developed countries and small island developing States, as well
as coastal African States, in implementing the Convention, and urges States,
intergovernmental
organizations
and
agencies,
national
institutions,
non-governmental organizations and international financial institutions, as well as
natural and juridical persons, to make voluntary financial or other contributions to
the trust funds, as referred to in resolution 57/141, established for this purpose;
16. Encourages States to use the Criteria and Guidelines on the Transfer of
Marine Technology, adopted by the Assembly of the Intergovernmental
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