The tenth meeting of the UN Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea (ICP10 or Consultative Process), which took place from 17-19 June 2009, at UN Headquarters in New York, US, brought together over 350 representatives from governments, intergovernmental organizations, non-governmental organizations and academic institutions.

During the meeting, plenary sessions addressed: the implementation of the outcomes of the Consultative Process, including a review of its achievements and shortcomings in its first nine years; issues that could benefit from attention in the future work of the General Assembly on oceans and the law of the sea; and consideration of the outcome of the meeting. The Secretary-General’s report on “Oceans and the law of the sea” (A/64/66) provided the basis for discussion. The meeting’s outcome consists of a report drafted by Co-Chairs Amb. Paul Badji (Senegal) and Amb. Don MacKay (New Zealand), which contains a summary of the plenary and panel discussions on the ICP’s: mandate, objective and role; outcomes and their implementation; format and methods of work; and issues that could benefit from future attention. The summary, which was adopted with minor amendments, will be forwarded to the General Assembly for consideration at its 64th session under the agenda item “Oceans and the law of the sea.”
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