UN Resolution on Oceans and the Law of the Sea
The United Nations Convention on the law of the sea is the general legal framework covering, among other things, the political process of protection of the marine environment. The negotiation of the UN Resolution on Oceans and the Law of the Sea takes place every year and represents the instrument through which the Parties to the UNCLOS Convention work to implement the contents of the convention.
The main results of the meetings relating to the marine environment will be held in 2010, which include the UN Meeting on Biodiversity in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (UN meeting of biodiversity in areas under national jurisdiction), the UNCPOLOS (UN consultative process on oceans and the law of the sea), the UN Regular Process (UN regular process) and the CBD COP10 (COP 10 CDB) must be consolidated through this UNO resolution.
The meeting is not open to observers or to the press. The formal management is provided by Foreign Affairs.
