The UN Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea has organized a briefing on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the opening for signature of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) as well as the annual deliberation by the General Assembly of the agenda item “Oceans and the law of the sea.” The briefing, which was held on 17 October 2007 at UN headquarters in New York, US, addressed: sustainable fisheries; the implementation of the 1995 UN Fish Stocks Agreement; issues related to the work of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf; marine biodiversity; maritime security and safety; and ocean governance.

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UNDOALOS Briefing