Agreement Under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction

A/RES/77/321View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 72a Oceans and the law of the sea, published in 2022.

What other versions does this mandate have?

4 versions · 2023–2025

Newer documents in this group exist (latest: 2025).

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2025	A/RES/80/107	Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction	897	62%Compare
2025	A/RES/79/271	Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction	778	33%Compare
2024	A/RES/78/272	Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction	1,446	27%Compare
2023	A/RES/77/321	Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction	717	–

Who cites this mandate in the budget?

1 entity

Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Programme 6	Legal affairs	98
	Subprogramme 4	Law of the sea and ocean affairs	44

Historical expenditure covers the complete programme or subprogramme, not this mandate. For an overview of all UN entities and programmes, see UN entities and programmes.

Who cites this mandate in the budget?

1 entity

Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Programme 6	Legal affairs	98	—
	Subprogramme 4	Law of the sea and ocean affairs	44	—

Historical expenditure covers the complete programme or subprogramme, not this mandate. For an overview of all UN entities and programmes, see UN entities and programmes.

What subjects does this mandate have?

5 subjects

Biological Diversity International Instruments Law of the Sea Marine Ecosystems Signatures, Accessions, Ratifications

What’s in this document?

6 operative paragraphs

Welcomes the adoption of the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction;

Approves the assumption by the Secretary-General of the functions assigned to him under the Agreement, including the depositary functions and the performance of the secretariat functions under the Agreement until such time as the secretariat to be established under article 50 of the Agreement commences its functions;

Requests the Secretary-General to make proposals in the context of the proposed programme budget for 2024 in order to strengthen the capacity of the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea of the Office of Legal Affairs of the Secretariat to undertake activities to promote a better understanding of the Agreement and to prepare for the entry into force of the Agreement and perform the secretariat functions under the Agreement until such time as the secretariat to be established under article 50 of the Agreement commences its functions;

Also requests the Secretary-General, as depositary of the Agreement, to open it for signature on 20 September 2023;

Calls upon all States and regional economic integration organizations to consider signing and ratifying, approving or accepting the Agreement at the earliest possible date to allow its entry into force;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its seventy-eighth session, under the item entitled “Oceans and the law of the sea”, a sub-item entitled “Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction”.

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