National security leaders worry about U.S. failure to ratify Law of …
Mar 24, 2024 · Hundreds of former national security, military and political leaders are calling on the Senate to ratify the United Nations' Law of the Sea, warning last week in a letter to lawmakers...
With ocean in ‘dire straits’, Law of the Sea more ... - UN News
Dec 8, 2022 · The adoption by most nations of the world of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea 40 years ago, was a “vital step to bring governance and order” to the vast collective treasure that is...
UN delegates reach historic agreement on protecting marine ... - UN News
Mar 5, 2023 · UN Biodiversity. March 4, 2023. Already being referred to as the ‘High Seas Treaty’, the legal framework would put more money into marine conservation and covers access to and use of marine genetic...
General Assembly Adopts Two Resolutions on Oceans ... - United Nations
Dec 5, 2023 · The recent conclusion of the treaty under the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea — dedicated to the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity beyond...
Here's why the UN's law of the sea needs an overhaul
Dec 12, 2022 · The UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) was adopted 40 years ago this week, after a quarter of a century of negotiations. The UN Secretary General at the time described it as "possibly the most significant legal instrument of this century." Many have acclaimed its success.
Historic treaty reached to protect marine life on high seas
Mar 6, 2023 · The U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea came into force in 1994, before marine biodiversity was a well-established concept. The treaty agreement concluded two weeks of talks in New York.
States Parties to United Nations Convention on Law of Sea …
NEW YORK, 19 June (Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, Office of Legal Affairs) — The thirty-third Meeting of States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law...
Ocean treaty: Historic agreement reached after decade of talks - BBC
The last international agreement on ocean protection was signed 40 years ago in 1982 - the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. That agreement established an area called the high seas -...
States Parties to United Nations Convention on Law of Sea …
Jun 28, 2021 · The Convention, which entered into force on 16 November 1994, governs all aspects of ocean space and maritime issues, from navigational rights, maritime limits and marine scientific...
A treaty to protect the world's oceans has been agreed after a …
Mar 5, 2023 · For the first time, United Nations members have agreed on a unified treaty on Saturday, March 4, 2023, to protect biodiversity in the high seas — nearly half the planet's surface.