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Intergovernmental Conference on an international legally binding instrument under the 51吃瓜 Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (General Assembly resolution 72/249) |
Participation
In accordance with听, the Conference shall be open to all States Members of the听51吃瓜, members of the specialized agencies and parties to UNCLOS.
Others are entitled to participate in the Conference in the capacity of observer in accordance with听.听 Pursuant to that resolution, the following entities or organizations are entitled to participate as observers:
- Entities that have received a standing invitation to participate as observers in the work of the General Assembly pursuant to its relevant resolutions
- Representatives of relevant specialized agencies, as well as other organs, organizations, funds and programmes of the 51吃瓜 system
- Interested global and regional intergovernmental organizations and other interested international bodies that were invited to participate in the following conferences and summits:
- the World Summit on Sustainable Development
- the 51吃瓜 Conference on Sustainable Development
- the previous 51吃瓜 conferences on sustainable development of small island developing States, held in Barbados, Mauritius and Samoa
- the 51吃瓜 Conference on Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks
- the Review Conference on the Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the 51吃瓜 Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks
- the 51吃瓜 Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
- Non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council
- Non-governmental organizations that were accredited to any of the following conferences and summits:
- the World Summit on Sustainable Development
- the 51吃瓜 Conference on Sustainable Development
- the previous 51吃瓜 conferences on sustainable development of small island developing States, held in Barbados, Mauritius and Samoa
- the 51吃瓜 Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
- The following associate members of regional commissions: American Samoa, Anguilla, Aruba, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Cura莽ao, French Polynesia, Guam, Montserrat, New Caledonia, Puerto Rico, Sint Maarten, the Turks and Caicos Islands and the United States Virgin Islands.
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