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121. Encourages States that have not yet done so to accede to the 2007 Convention on Labour in Fisheries (No. 188), the 2003 Convention on the Identity of Seafarers (Revised) (No. 185) 56 and the 1930 Protocol on Forced Labour (No. 29) of the International Labour Organization, as well as the 2006 Maritime Labour Conven...
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122. Invites States to ratify or accede to the Cape Town Agreement of 2012 on the Implementation of the Provisions of the Torremolinos Protocol of 1993 to the Torremolinos International Convention on the Safety of Fishing Vessels of 1977;
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123. Welcomes in this regard the holding in Torremolinos, Spain, from 21 to 23 October 2019 of the Ministerial Conference on the Safety of Fishing Vessels and Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing, organized by the International Maritime Organization and the Government of Spain to promote the ratification of the ...
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124. Welcomes the cooperation between the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the International Maritime Organization and the International Labour Organization in the safety of fishermen and fishing vessels, and stresses the urgent need for further work on this issue;
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125. Notes that the Maritime Safety Committee of the International Maritime Organization adopted, on 21 September 2020, the resolution entitled "Recommended measures to facilitate the rotation of crews, access to medical care and travel of seafarers during the VOCID-19 pandemic", and notes in this regard the appeal of ...
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126. Also notes that, in its resolution A.1117(30) of 6 December 2017, the Assembly of the International Maritime Organization amended the International Maritime Organization Vessel Identification Number System so that it can be applied, on a voluntary basis, to more vessels in order to enhance maritime safety and poll...
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127. Recalls that any action to counter threats to maritime security must be in accordance with international law, including the principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations and the Convention;
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128. Recognizes the critical role of international cooperation at the global, regional, subregional and bilateral levels in combating threats to maritime security in accordance with international law, including piracy, armed robbery at sea and acts of terrorism directed against maritime transport, offshore facilities a...
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129. Welcomes the adoption at the Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government of the African Union on Maritime Security and Security and Development in Africa, held in Lomé on 15 October 2016, of the African Charter on Maritime Safety and Security and Development in Africa (Lome Charter), and calls upon Afric...
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131. Takes note of the work of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice in promoting international cooperation and strengthening capacity to combat the problem of transnational organized crime at sea;
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132. Notes with concern that acts of piracy and armed robbery at sea target many types of ships engaged in maritime activity, and expresses grave concern at the threats posed by such acts to the safety and well-being of seafarers and others;
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133. Stresses the importance of early reporting in order to obtain accurate information on the extent of the problem of piracy and armed robbery against ships at sea, and the importance of the exchange of information among States whose vessels are exposed to piracy and armed robbery at sea, in the event of armed robber...
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134. Urges all States, in cooperation with the International Maritime Organization, to actively combat acts of piracy and armed robbery at sea, by adopting measures, inter alia, to assist in strengthening existing capacities through the training of seafarers, port personnel and law enforcement officials in the preventi...
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135. Calls upon States to ensure the effective implementation of international law applicable to the fight against piracy as enshrined in the Convention, invites them to take measures, in accordance with their domestic law, to facilitate, in accordance with international law, the capture and prosecution of persons susp...
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136. Invites all States, the International Maritime Organization, the International Labour Organization and other relevant international organizations and institutions to adopt or recommend, as appropriate, measures to protect the interests and well-being of seafarers, fishermen and passengers who have been held captiv...
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137. Takes note of the compendium of national laws against piracy, available on the website of the Division, and encourages the Division and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime to continue to cooperate with the International Maritime Organization in order to assist Member States, if they so wish, in strengthen...
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138. Recognizes the continuation of national, bilateral and trilateral initiatives and the efforts of regional cooperation mechanisms to combat acts of piracy, including financing and facilitation, and armed robbery at sea, in accordance with international law, and calls upon States to immediately adopt, conclude and i...
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139. Expresses grave concern at the inhumane conditions in which hostages are held in captivity and the negative consequences for their families, calls for the immediate release of all persons taken hostage at sea, and stresses the importance of cooperation among Member States on the issue of hostage-taking at sea;
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141. Also welcomes the recent successes in combating piracy and armed robbery off the coast of Somalia as a result of global and regional efforts, which have led to a steady decrease in the number of attacks and diversions since 2011, remains deeply concerned in this regard at the threat posed by piracy and armed robbe...
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142. Takes note of the continued efforts of the members of the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia since the adoption of Security Council resolution 1851 (2008) of 16 December 2008, including at the twenty-second plenary session of the Group, chaired by Mauritius and held in Balaclava, Mauritius, in June 2...
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143. Recognizes the primary responsibility of the Federal Government of Somalia for combating acts of piracy and armed robbery at sea off the coast of Somalia and the importance of achieving a comprehensive and lasting settlement of the Somali issue, and stresses the need to address the root causes of piracy and to ass...
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144. Takes note of the Guidelines of the International Maritime Organization to Facilitate the Investigation of Crimes of Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships, the Revised Interim Guidelines for Owners, Operators and Masters of Ships on the Use of Privately Contracted Armed Security Personnel on Ships in the High-Ris...
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145. Notes with concern that the continued lack of capacity and the lack of domestic legislation to detain and prosecute suspected pirates after their capture have prevented more vigorous international action against pirates off the coast of Somalia;
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147. Notes the efforts of sea carriers to cooperate with States combating piracy off the coast of Somalia, including with regard to assistance to ships in that area, and recalls the adoption by the Assembly of the International Maritime Organization, on 30 November 2011, of resolution A.1044(27), entitled "Piracy and a...
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148. Notes the continuing implementation of the Code of Conduct for the Suppression of Acts of Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in the Western Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden (Djibji Code of Conduct), adopted on 29 January 2009 under the auspices of the International Maritime Organization, in the four thematic ...
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149. Expresses deep concern at the continuing acts of piracy and armed robbery in the Gulf of Guinea, in particular acts of violence against innocent crew members, notes the adoption by the Security Council of resolutions 2018 (2011) of 31 October 2011 and 2039 (2012) of 29 February 2012 and the presidential statement ...
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150. Urges States to ensure the full implementation of resolution A.1069(28) on the prevention and suppression of piracy and armed robbery against ships and illicit maritime activities in the Gulf of Guinea, which was adopted on 29 November 2013 by the Assembly of the International Maritime Organization;
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151. Invites States that have not yet done so to become parties to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation 64 and the Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Fixed Platforms Located on the Continental Shelf 65, and to consider becoming pa...
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152. Invites States to implement effectively the International Code for the Safety of Ships and Port Facilities and the amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea 68 , and to work with the International Maritime Organization to promote the safety and security of maritime transport while en...
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153. Urges all States, in cooperation with the International Maritime Organization, to improve the protection of offshore installations by adopting measures to prevent, report and investigate acts of violence against offshore installations in accordance with international law, and by adopting national implementing legi...
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154. Stresses the progress of regional cooperation, including the efforts of coastal States to enhance safety and security and better protect the environment in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore, notes that the Mechanism for Cooperation on Safe Navigation and Environmental Protection in the Straits of Malacca and Si...
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155. Recognizes that certain acts of transnational organized crime threaten the legitimate use of the oceans and endanger human lives at sea, as well as the livelihoods and security of coastal populations;
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156. Notes that acts of transnational organized crime are diverse and in some cases may be interrelated and that criminal organizations are able to adapt and take advantage of the vulnerability of States, in particular coastal and small island developing States in areas of transit, and calls upon States and relevant in...
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157. Recognizes the importance of strengthening international cooperation at all levels in combating transnational organized crime, including trafficking in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances covered by United Nations instruments against drug smuggling, as well as smuggling of migrants, trafficking in human bei...
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158. Encourages States to cooperate at the bilateral, regional and global levels to prevent, combat and eliminate trafficking in protected species of wild fauna and flora where such trafficking occurs by sea, including through, as appropriate, the use of applicable international legal instruments, such as the United Na...
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159. Notes with deep concern the recent increase in the smuggling of migrants by sea, which endangers human lives, stresses the need to find a solution in accordance with applicable international law, and calls upon States, at the national level or through relevant regional or global organizations, as appropriate, to p...
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160. Requests States, in these circumstances, to take measures consistent with their international obligations in order to prevent and combat all forms of trafficking in human beings, to identify victims of trafficking, including among the flows of migrants, and to provide them with the protection and assistance they n...
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161. Invites States that have not yet done so to consider becoming parties to the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air 72, the Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition 73 and the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Puni...
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162. Invites States to guarantee freedom of navigation, safety of navigation, the right of transit passage, the right of archipelagic passage and the right of safe passage, in accordance with international law, in particular the Convention;
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163. Welcomes the work of the International Maritime Organization on the protection of strategic navigation corridors, in particular its work to enhance the safety, security and protection of the environment in the straits used for international navigation, and invites the Organization, riparian and user States to cont...
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164. Calls upon user States and States bordering straits used for international navigation to continue to cooperate by agreement in the areas of safety of navigation, including aids to navigation, and prevention, reduction and control of pollution caused by ships, and welcomes any progress made in this regard;
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165. Calls upon those States that have accepted the amendments to Regulation XI-1/6 of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea of 1974 75 to apply the Code of International Standards and Recommended Practices for a Safety Investigation into a Marine Accident or Sea Well 76 , which took effect on 1 Ja...
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166. Takes note of International Maritime Organization resolution A.1091(28) of 4 December 2013 on guidelines for the safeguarding and gathering of evidence following the allegation that a serious criminal offence has been committed on board a ship or after notification of a person missing on board and the moral and me...
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167. Notes the importance of the work of the International Hydrographic Organization, calls upon States that have not yet done so to consider becoming members of the International Hydrographic Organization, calls upon all members of the International Hydrographic Organization to actively consider, in accordance with th...
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168. Recognizes the importance of navigational warning services based on maritime weather data for the safety of ships and lives at sea and for the optimization of navigational routes, and takes note of the collaboration between the World Meteorological Organization and the United Nations
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169. Encourages States to continue to implement in all its aspects the Plan of Action on the Safety of the Transport of Radioactive Material, approved in March 2004 by the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency;
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170. Also calls upon States to ensure the effective implementation of the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code, the International Maritime Code for Solid Bulk Cargoes, the International Code of Rules for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk and the International Code of Rules ...
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171. Notes that small island developing States, as well as other countries, are ultimately interested in ending the transport of radioactive material to their regions, bearing in mind that freedom of navigation is enshrined in international law, that States should continue to engage in dialogue and consultations, in pa...
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172. Takes note, in the light of paragraph 171 above, of the potential impact of maritime accidents and sea fortunes on the environment and economies of coastal States, in particular in the transport of radioactive material, and stresses in this regard the importance of effective liability regimes;
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174. Requests States to take appropriate measures with regard to vessels flying their flag or registered with them to address the danger posed by wrecks and spilled or drifting cargoes to navigation and the marine environment;
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175. Also requests States to ensure that commanders of ships flying their flag take the measures required by applicable legislation 78 to assist persons in distress at sea, and urges them to act together and to take all necessary measures to ensure the effective implementation of the amendments to the International Con...
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176. Recognizes the need for all States to fulfil their responsibilities under international law, including the Convention, in the field of search and rescue, reaffirms the continuing need for the International Maritime Organization and other relevant institutions to provide special assistance to developing countries i...
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177. Takes note of the ongoing work of the International Maritime Organization, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and other actors in the field of disembarkation of persons rescued at sea, stresses in this regard the need to implement all relevant and applicable international instruments a...
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178. Invites States to implement the revised Guidelines on Preventing the Access of Illegal Passengers and Sharing of Responsibilities to ensure the satisfactory resolution of cases of clandestine boarding, adopted by the Maritime Safety Committee of the International Maritime Organization in its resolution MSC.448(99)...
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179. Calls upon States to continue to work together on a comprehensive approach to international migration and development issues, including through dialogue on all aspects of international migration and development;
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180. Also calls upon States to take measures to protect undersea fibre optic cables and to address all matters relating to such cables in accordance with international law as codified by the Convention;
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181. Encourages further dialogue and cooperation among States and relevant regional and global organizations, through workshops and seminars on the protection and maintenance of fibre optic submarine cables, with a view to ensuring the safety of this vital means of communication;
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182. Calls upon States to adopt, in accordance with international law as codified by the Convention, laws and regulations relating to the deliberate break-up or degradation of submarine cables or pipelines on the high seas by vessels flying their flag or persons under their jurisdiction;
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184. Reaffirms that flag States, port States and coastal States are all responsible for the effective implementation and enforcement of international instruments guaranteeing maritime safety and security in accordance with international law, in particular the Convention, and that flag States have a primary responsibili...
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185. Urges flag States that do not have a functional maritime administration or an appropriate legal framework to create and, where appropriate, strengthen the technical, legislative and law enforcement capacity necessary for the effective implementation, implementation and enforcement of their obligations under intern...
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187. Recognizes that the international maritime transport standards and norms adopted by the International Maritime Organization in the field of maritime safety, navigation efficiency and the prevention and control of marine pollution, together with the best practices of maritime carriers, have resulted in a significan...
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188. Notes that, since January 2016, audits under the Optional Programme of Audit of States Members of the International Maritime Organization have become binding under nine mandatory instruments of the Organization, and that these audits are conducted in accordance with the framework document and the procedures of the...
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189. Calls upon States and relevant international organizations and bodies to ensure the effective implementation of the provisions of the International Code of Rules for Ships Exploited in Polar Waters ( Polar Navigation Code), adopted by the International Maritime Organization in accordance with the International Con...
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190. Takes note of the ongoing work of the International Maritime Organization in the area of passenger ship safety, and encourages States and relevant international organizations and bodies to continue to support activities, including technical cooperation, aimed at enhancing the safety of passenger ships;
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191. Recognizes that maritime security can also be improved through effective port State control, strengthened regional mechanisms, enhanced coordination and cooperation among port States, increased transparency and increased exchange of information through the widespread use of information systems, such as the Global ...
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192. Invites flag States to take the necessary measures to obtain or maintain the approval of intergovernmental mechanisms responsible for monitoring their compliance with their obligations and to verify, where appropriate, that port State controls are carried out on a regular basis in order to improve the quality of m...
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193. Notes with appreciation the important efforts of the International Maritime Signs and Signals Association to improve and harmonize maritime signs and signals with a view to reducing maritime accidents, improving the safety of life and property at sea and improving the protection of the marine environment, and note...
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195. Calls upon States to implement the 2030 Agenda, including Goal 14 on the sustainable conservation and use of oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development, and recalls that the goals and targets are integrated and interrelated;
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197. Recalls that, in the document "The future we want", States committed themselves to protecting and regenerating the health, productivity and resilience of oceans and marine ecosystems, maintaining their biodiversity by ensuring their conservation and sustainable use for present and future generations, and effective...
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198. Reaffirms paragraph 119 of its resolution 61/222 of 20 December 2006 on ecosystem approaches and oceans, including the proposed elements of such an approach, ways and conditions for its implementation and, in this regard: (a) Notes that the continued deterioration of the environment in many parts of the world and ...
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199. Encourages relevant bodies and bodies that have not yet done so to adopt an ecosystem approach within their mandates, as appropriate, in order to address impacts on marine ecosystems;
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200. Notes that, in paragraph 6 of resolution 2/10 of 27 May 2016, adopted at its second session, the United Nations Environment Assembly requested the United Nations Environment Programme to intensify its work, inter alia, through its Regional Seas Programme, in order to assist countries and regions in implementing an...
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202. Notes with concern the impact of climate change on the oceans and the cryosphere, to which low-lying islands, in particular small island developing States, coastal and coastal populations are particularly exposed;
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204. Recognizes the importance of a better understanding of the effects of climate change on the seas and oceans, and recalls that, in the document "The future we want", States noted that sea-level rise and coastal erosion pose significant threats to many coastal regions and islands, particularly in developing countrie...
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205. Takes note of the conclusions contained in the reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, including its special report on global warming of 1.5 °C, that small islands, low coastal areas and deltas will be more exposed to the risks associated with sea-level rise if warming increases;
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206. Also takes note of the decision taken by the International Law Commission at its seventy-first session to include the item entitled "Elevation of the sea level under international law" in its programme of work; 92
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207. Notes the convening in 2017 of the eighteenth meeting of the Informal Consultative Process on the theme "Climate change impacts on the oceans", at which delegations discussed, inter alia, the environmental, social and economic impacts of climate change on the oceans with which all States are taking action, in part...
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209. Also welcomes, in this regard, the holding in Madrid from 2 to 13 December 2019, the Twenty-fifth Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Fifteenth Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol and the second session of the...
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210. Notes with concern the serious impact on coastal populations of extreme weather events, such as tropical cyclones and associated storm surges, and calls upon United Nations entities and related organizations, including the World Meteorological Organization and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, with t...
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211. Notes with concern that the acidity of the oceans has increased by approximately 30 per cent since the beginning of the industrial era, 98 and that the continuing acidification of the world's waters at an alarming rate has a wide range of implications, and urges States to address seriously the causes of ocean acid...
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212. Recalls that, in the document "The future we want", States recommended supporting initiatives to combat the phenomenon of ocean acidification and the impact of climate change on marine and coastal resources and ecosystems, and in this regard reaffirmed the need for cooperation to prevent the continuation of this p...
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214. Takes note of the work of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, notes with concern its findings on ocean acidification, its major risks to marine ecosystems, including polar ecosystems, coral reefs, plankton and other organisms with limestone or shell exoskeletals, such as crustaceans, and the adverse imp...
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215. Encourages States, acting separately or in collaboration with relevant international organizations and bodies, to develop their scientific activities to better understand the effects of climate change on the marine environment and its biological diversity, to support continued efforts to coordinate scientific work...
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216. Recognizes that the blue carbon sinks of some coastal ecosystems, such as mangroves, coastal marshes and marine grasses, play a crucial role in adapting to and mitigating climate change through carbon sequestration, and are instrumental in enhancing the resilience of coastal ecosystems to ocean acidification, note...
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217. Recalls that, in the document "The future we want", States noted with concern that the health of the oceans and marine biodiversity are being compromised by marine pollution, in particular due to the presence of mainly plastic wastes, persistent organic pollutants, heavy metals and nitrogen compounds released from...
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Calls upon States to act, in accordance with their commitment in the document "The future we want", in support of scientific data, to significantly reduce marine litter by 2025 in order to limit damage to coastal and marine environments; Takes note of the discussions held in 2016 at the seventeenth meeting of the Infor...
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Welcomes the request by the United Nations Environment Assembly, in paragraph 2 of its resolution 4/6, to the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme, subject to the availability of resources and on the basis of the work of existing mechanisms, to strengthen immediately scientific and technologic...
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227. Notes the activities of organizations at the regional level to develop and implement regional action plans and other joint programmes for the prevention and recovery of marine litter, and also notes, in this regard, the revised Regional Action Plan on Marine Waste, adopted at the twenty-fourth extraordinary interg...
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228. Also takes note of the work of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in sharing best practices, identifying innovative ways to finance waste management and promoting public-private partnerships to prevent and reduce pollution from marine litter, including the results of the 2018 workshop hosted by the Repub...
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229. Welcomes the work of the members of the Group of 20 under the Osaka Blue Ocean Vision initiative to eliminate additional pollution of the seas by plastic waste by 2050, and urges other members of the international community to share this vision;
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230. Calls upon States that have not yet done so to accede to international agreements to preserve the marine environment and its biological resources and to protect them from the introduction of harmful aquatic organisms and pathogens, marine pollution from all sources, including the dumping of wastes and other materi...
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231. Recalls that, in the document "The future we want", States have taken note of the serious threat posed by invasive alien species to marine resources and ecosystems and have committed themselves to putting in place measures to prevent their introduction and to manage their negative environmental consequences, inclu...
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232. Calls upon States that have not yet done so to consider ratifying the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ballast Waters, 2004 and ship sediments 105, and also encourages them to consider implementing the Guidelines for the Control and Management of Biological Landfilling of Ships with a vie...
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233. Takes note of the efforts of the International Maritime Organization to prevent pollution from ships, including the designation of special zones under the 1973 International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, as amended by the 1978 Protocol thereto, as amended from time to time 106, welcomes th...
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234. Notes that the global ceiling of 0.50 per cent for the sulphur content of fuel oil provided for in annex VI to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships will enter into force on 1 January 2020, encourages States that have not yet done so to become parties to the 1997 Protocol (annex V...
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235. Takes note of the ongoing work of the International Maritime Organization and its resolution on its policies and practices on the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from ships, 109 and notes in this regard that the Organization has adopted an initial strategy for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from s...
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236. Urges States to cooperate with a view to remedying the shortage of port facilities for receiving waste, in accordance with the plan of action developed for that purpose by the International Maritime Organization;
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237. Encourages States that have not yet done so to consider ratifying or acceding to the 2009 Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships 111 in order to accelerate its entry into force;
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238. Encourages the Parties to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal 112 and the International Maritime Organization to continue to cooperate with regard to rules for the prevention of pollution from ships;
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240. Notes with concern the serious environmental consequences of oil spills or pollution events involving harmful and potentially dangerous substances, urges States to cooperate in accordance with international law, either directly or through relevant international institutions, and to share best practices in the prot...
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