The second substantive meeting of the Preparatory Commission (PrepCom II) for the Entry into Force of the Agreement under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) and the Convening of the First Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Agreement will continue work on the cluster of issues agreed by the organizational session and initially discussed at PrepCom I.
The BBNJ Agreement was adopted on 19 June 2023. To ensure the BBNJ Agreement is operational following its entry into force, on 24 April 2024, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) adopted resolution 78/272, establishing the PrepCom. The organizational session of the PrepCom elected Janine Coye-Felson (Belize) and Adam McCarthy (Australia) as Co-Chairs. Delegates also elected Bureau members and adopted the schedule of its future meetings and programme of work.
The Commission will meet for two sessions of two weeks each: from 14-25 April 2025; and from 18-29 August 2025. The sessions will focus on a cluster of issues: governance issues; issues pertaining to the operation of the Clearing-House Mechanism; and financial rules, and financial resources and mechanism. The PrepCom will also meet for at least one session of two weeks in 2026.
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DATE
18–29 August 2025
LOCATION
New York, United States of America