24th Meeting of States Parties to the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea
New York, United States
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Background
The Meeting of the States Parties is convened in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which provides, in article 319, paragraph 2 (e), that the Secretary-General "shall convene necessary meetings of States Parties in accordance with this Convention". General Assembly resolution 37/66 approved "the assumption by the Secretary-General of the responsibilities entrusted to him under the Convention and the related resolutions". Resolutions 49/28 and 52/26 requested that the Secretary-General should continue "preparing for and convening the Meetings of States Parties to the Convention and providing the necessary services for such meetings, in accordance with the Convention".
Oceans and Seas
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