The United Nations Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations 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

Informal Consultations of States Parties

Seventeenth round of Informal Consultations of States Parties to the Agreement, serving as a further preparatory meeting for the resumed Review Conference on the Agreement

(15 to 17 May 2024)

NEW: Pursuant to paragraph 72 of resolution 78/68, the seventeenth round of informal consultations of States Parties to the Agreement (ICSP-17), will be held at United Nations Headquarters on 15 to 17 May 2024. ICSP-17 will focus its discussion on the topic "Sustainable fisheries management in the face of climate change".

The General Assembly, in paragraph 73 of resolution 78/68, requested the Secretary-General to invite States parties to the Agreement, as well as States and entities referred to in the Convention and in article 1, paragraph 2 (b), of the Agreement not parties to the Agreement, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and other relevant organizations, bodies, funds and programmes within the United Nations system, the secretariats of relevant organizations and conventions and other relevant intergovernmental organizations and bodies, in particular subregional and regional fisheries management organizations and arrangements and related regional intergovernmental marine science organizations, and relevant non-governmental organizations, in accordance with past practice, to attend the seventeenth round of informal consultations of States parties to the Agreement, while relevant scientific institutions may request an invitation to participate in the consultations as observers.

Side Events

Side events can be organized during lunchtime at ICSP-17. A request to organize such a side event may be sent to the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea via email at: doalos@un.org (please indicate ICSP-17 side event request in the subject line).

• FAO side event on Thursday, 16 May 2024 in Conference Room A

• Provisional agenda
• Provisional organization of work
• Information for participants
• Information regarding the discussion panel
• Written contributions on the topic of focus of ICSP-17
• Additional resources:
• Report of the Secretary-General focusing on "The ocean as a source of sustainable food" (A/79/68)
• Outcome of the Review Conference in 2023 (A/CONF.210/2023/6)
• Website of the United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement Project of Assistance (https://www.un.org/oceancapacity/UNFSAproject)
• UNFSA toolkit (https://www.un.org/oceancapacity/content/unfsa-toolkit)

    

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