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On 16 January 2024, the United Nations Legal Counsel, Mr. Miguel de Serpa Soares, in his capacity as UN-Oceans Focal Point, facilitated a high-level meeting of UN-Oceans, which adopted a Statement of Commitments to strengthen cooperation and coordination towards promoting a better understanding 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 (the BBNJ Agreement) and support its future implementation.
In his opening address, Mr. Serpa Soares noted that international cooperation and coordination are at the heart of the BBNJ Agreement. He expressed the conviction that UN-Oceans, as the inter-agency coordination mechanism on ocean and coastal issues, can play a key role in that regard.
As States, civil society and United Nations entities embark upon the next critical phase towards the entry into force of this groundbreaking instrument, Mr. Serpa Soares called on his UN-Oceans high level colleagues to join forces to keep the momentum going, identify synergies, and build capacity where needed. 鈥�
Mr. Serpa Soares committed to do his part as UN-Oceans Focal Point and support these endeavours by working together with UN-Oceans partners towards strengthening inter-agency cooperation and coordination, including through enhancing the sharing of information on the BBNJ Agreement.
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