Oceans and Law of the Sea

EXPERTS ASSESS ACHIEVEMENTS OF SEABED AUTHORITY, AS COMMEMORATION

OF AUTHORITY’S TENTH ANNIVERSARY CONTINUES

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KINGSTON, 25 May (International Seabed Authority) -- The achievements of the International Seabed Authority were reviewed this afternoon in Kingston, in the first of two panel discussions organized by the Authority as part of its tenth anniversary celebrations, which began Tuesday morning.

UN SECRETARY-GENERAL COMMENDS SEABED AUTHORITY’s INSPIRING WORK, JAMAICAN Prime

Minister PLEDGES continued SUPPORT, During TENTH ANNIVERSARY Commemoration

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INTERNATIONAL SEABED AUTHORITY OPENS TENTH KINGSTON SESSION,

ASSEMBLY AND COUNCIL ELECT PRESIDENTS, ADOPT AGENDAS

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KINGSTON, 24 May -- The International Seabed Authority formally began its tenth session in Kingston today, 24 May, with its policy-making Assembly and Executive Council adopting their agendas and electing their Presidents for the session scheduled to conclude on 4 June.

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INTERNATIONAL SEABED AUTHORITY, CELEBRATING 10TH ANNIVERSARY, TO ELECT COUNCIL

MEMBERS, SECRETARY-GENERAL AT ANNUAL KINGSTON SESSION, 24 MAY – 4 JUNE

Round-up of Session                                        

COMMISSION ON LIMITS OF CONTINENTAL SHELF concludes thirteenth session

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COMMISSION ON LIMITS OF CONTINENTAL SHELF TO HOLD THIRTEENTH SESSION

AT HEADQUARTERS FROM 26 APRIL TO 30 MAY

FERNANDA MILLICAY OF ARGENTINA AWARDED EIGHTEENTH LAW OF SEA FELLOWSHIP

Meeting of States Parties

to Law of Sea Convention

Special Meeting (AM)

STATES PARTIES TO LAW OF SEA CONVENTION ELECT NEW MEMBER TO INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL

In a special meeting this morning, the States Parties to the Convention on the Law of the Sea elected Anthony Amos Lucky (Trinidad and Tobago) to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea.

NINTH SESSION OF SEABED AUTHORITY CONCLUDES IN KINGSTON

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KINGSTON, 7 August (ISA) -- The International Seabed Authority ended its ninth session in Kingston this morning after completing discussion on and taking note of the annual report of the Secretary-General on the work of the Authority.

Round-up of Session

SEABED AUTHORITY STUDIES RULES ON POLYMETALLIC SULPHIDES, CRUSTS AT NINTH SESSION IN KINGSTON

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