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/80/107View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A document of the General Assembly, under agenda item 75b 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, published in 2025.

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4 versions · 2023–2025

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
	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
	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?

8 subjects

Biological Diversity Capacity Building Conferences Law of the Sea Marine Ecosystems Signatures, Accessions, Ratifications Technical Cooperation Trust Funds

What’s in this document?

12 operative paragraphs

Welcomes the holding of the first and second sessions of the Preparatory Commission for the Entry into Force 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 and the Convening of the First Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Agreement from 14 to 25 April and from 18 to 29 August 2025, respectively, and recalls that a third session will be convened from 23 March to 2 April 2026;

Takes note of the statements by the Co-Chairs of the Preparatory Commission at the closing of the first and second sessions of the Commission;⁴

⁴A/AC.296/2025/9 and A/AC.296/2025/19.

Welcomes the upcoming entry into force of the Agreement on 17 January 2026;

Emphasizes the importance of the effective implementation of the Agreement;

Takes note of the signatures and ratifications of the Agreement to date;

Requests the Secretary-General to convene the first meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Agreement for at least 10 working days by 17 January 2027, on dates and for a duration to be determined in consultation with the Co-Chairs and the Bureau of the Preparatory Commission, with full conference services, including documentation, provision for parallel meetings and overtime, webcast and press and meeting coverage;

Calls upon all States and regional economic integration organizations that have not done so to consider becoming Parties to the Agreement at the earliest possible date;

Requests the Secretary-General to continue to administer the voluntary trust fund established pursuant to resolution 69/292 for the purpose of assisting developing countries, in particular the least developed countries, landlocked developing countries and small island developing States, as expanded in resolution 78/272, in attending the meetings of the Conference of the Parties;⁵

⁵See resolutions 69/292 and 78/272.

Invites Member States, international financial institutions, donor agencies, intergovernmental organizations, non‑governmental organizations and natural and juridical persons to make financial contributions to the voluntary trust fund, and expresses its appreciation to those that have contributed;

Notes with appreciation the capacity-building and technical assistance activities of States, regional economic integration organizations, the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea of the Office of Legal Affairs of the Secretariat, and other relevant United Nations entities and intergovernmental organizations within their respective mandates, in relation to the Agreement, taking note also of the contributions of other relevant stakeholders in this regard, and encourages the further undertaking of such activities;

Recalls its invitation to States to provide information to the Secretary-General on their capacity-building and technical assistance needs with a view to becoming Parties to the Agreement to inform the further development and provision of capacity-building and technical assistance activities of the Division in support of requesting States becoming Parties to the Agreement and the effective implementation of the Agreement;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its eighty-first session, under the item entitled “Oceans and the law of the sea”, the 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”, and to hold the informal consultations concerning the resolution on the Agreement for one day in October.

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