2025 United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14 : Conserve and Sustainably Use the Oceans, Seas and Marine Resources for Sustainable Development
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120 operative paragraphs
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Decides that the high-level 2025 United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development, co-hosted by Costa Rica and France, will be organized in Nice, France, from 9 to 13 June 2025, to support the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14;
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Also decides that all costs relating to the Conference and its preparation shall be financed through extrabudgetary resources;
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Reiterates the call made in the declarations entitled “Our ocean, our future: call for action” and “Our ocean, our future, our responsibility”, for action to be taken on an urgent basis to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development;
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Decides that the Conference shall:
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Support further and urgent action to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development, giving due consideration to the call made in the declarations entitled “Our ocean, our future: call for action” and “Our ocean, our future, our responsibility”;
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Identify further ways and means to support the implementation of Goal 14;
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Build on existing instruments to form successful partnerships towards the swift conclusion and effective implementation of ongoing processes that contribute to the conservation and sustainable use of the ocean;
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Involve all relevant stakeholders, bringing togetherGovernments, the United Nations system, intergovernmental organizations, international financial institutions, other interested international bodies, non-governmental organizations, civil society organizations, academic institutions, the scientific community, the private sector, philanthropic organizations, Indigenous Peoples and local communities and other actors to assess challenges and opportunities relating to, as well as actions taken towards, the implementation of Goal 14;
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Share the experiences gained at the national, regional and international levels in the implementation of Goal 14;
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Identify possible challenges and obstacles relating to the achievement of all the targets under Goal 14, as well as opportunities and innovative ways and means to support their implementation;
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InviteMember States and other relevant stakeholders to provide an update on the implementation of the voluntary commitments made in the context of the United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development, and invitenew voluntary commitments in support of Goal 14, as well as support the sharing of experiences and lessons learned on their implementation;
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Share ongoing efforts, successes and challenges between relevant ocean-related initiatives and processes with a view to promoting collaboration, cooperation and coordination, as well as preventing the unnecessary duplication of efforts, to ensure further efficiency and effectiveness in support of Goal 14;
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Contribute to the follow-up and review process of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development by providing an input to the high-level political forum on sustainable development, in accordance with resolutions 67/290 of 9 July 2013, 70/1, 70/299 of 29 July 2016 and 75/290 B of 25 June 2021, unless otherwise agreed in line with the aforementioned resolutions, on the implementation of Goal 14, including on opportunities to strengthen progress in the future;
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Contribute to the mainstreaming of a gender perspective in the work to conserve and sustainably use the ocean and its resources, including through the empowerment of women and girls, as their full, equal and meaningful participation is key in progressing towards a sustainable ocean-based economy and to achieving Goal 14;
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Also decides that the overarching theme of the Conference shall be “Accelerating action and mobilizing all actors to conserve and sustainably use the ocean”;
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Further decides that the Conference shall explore ways to promote financing and innovations to support the implementation of Goal 14, including through means of implementation in developing countries and the mobilization of resources from all sources;
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Encourages participation in the Conference at the highest possible level;
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Decides that the Conference shall elect from among the representatives of participating States the following officers: two Presidents, one from Costa Rica and one from France, two ex officio Vice-Presidents from the host countries, and 13 Vice-Presidents, one of whom shall be designated as Rapporteur-General;
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Also decides that the Conference shall comprise 10 plenary meetings and 10 Ocean Action panels, to be held from 9 to 13 June 2025;
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Further decides that the first plenary meeting of the Conference will commence at 9 a.m. on Monday, 9 June, with an opening segment from 9 to 10 a.m., and that the plenary meetings will be held as follows:
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Decides that 10 Ocean Action panels will be held at the highest possible level, in parallel with the plenary meetings, in succession and for a minimum of 2 hours, in order to allow for the highest participation of delegations;
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Also decides that all the Ocean Action panels shall be collaborative and multi-stakeholder in nature and will focus on commitments and actions to support the implementation of Goal 14, including through strengthened cooperation, building on existing successful partnerships and stimulating innovative and concrete new ones, taking into account the theme of the Conference;
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Further decides that the organizational arrangements for the Ocean Action panels will be as follows:
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Each Ocean Action panel will be presided over by two Co-Chairs, one from a developing country and one from a developed country, to be appointed by the two Presidents of the Conference and identified by the host countries at least six months in advance of the Conference;
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The two host countries of the Conference, in coordination with the Secretary-General of the Conference and the two Co-Chairs, will designate a moderator and up to four panellists for each of the Ocean Action panels, taking into account gender balance and equitable geographical representation in the appointment of Co-Chairs, moderators and panellists. The panels, facilitated by the moderator, will be followed by an interactive debate among States and other relevant stakeholders;
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Recommends the provisional agenda set forth in annex I to the present resolution for adoption by the Conference;
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Decides that the Conference shall be organized in accordance with the organization of work set forth in annex II to the present resolution;
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Recommends the provisional rules of procedure set forth in annex III to the present resolution for adoption by the Conference;
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Requests the Secretary-General to appoint a Secretary-General of the Conference to serve as focal point within the Secretariat for providing support to the organization of the Conference, in cooperation and coordination with the Presidents of the Conference;
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Also requests the Secretary-General to appoint a Special Adviser to the Presidents of the Conference on oceans and legal matters;
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Decides that the Conference shall adopt, by consensus, a brief, concise, action-oriented and intergovernmentally agreed declaration focusing on areas of accelerated and collective action to support the implementation of Goal 14 and a report containing the Co-Chairs’ summaries of the Ocean Action panels, as well as a list of voluntary commitments for the implementation of Goal 14 registered after 1 July 2022 and announced at the Conference;
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Also decides to refer to the intergovernmentally agreed declaration and the list of voluntary commitments as the “Nice Ocean Action Plan”;
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Requests the President of the General Assembly to appoint two co-facilitators, one from a developing country and one from a developed country, to conduct the intergovernmental consultations on the declaration to be concluded by 1 May 2025;
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Also requests the President of the General Assembly to convene a one- to two-day preparatory meeting, in July 2024 at United Nations Headquarters in New York, to be chaired by the two host countries of the Conference, with interpretation services on an as-available basis, with a view to considering the themes for the Ocean Action panels and elements for the declaration, taking into consideration paragraph 19 above, in particular the call for a brief, concise, action-oriented and intergovernmentally agreed declaration;
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Requests the Secretary-General to prepare, in coordination with the two Presidents of the Conference, a background note by the end of April 2024, including a proposal for themes of the Ocean Action panels, for the preparatory meeting;
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Requests the Secretary-General of the Conference to prepare, in coordination with the co-hosts of the Conference and the appointed Co-Chairs of each Ocean Action panel, concept papers on each of the themes of the Ocean Action panels, taking into account the relevant ocean-related processes of the General Assembly and other possible contributions, and in that regard invites the stakeholders referred to in paragraph 4 (d) above to submit inputs;
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Requests the co-facilitators to present a brief, concise and action-oriented draft declaration no later than January 2025, taking into account the deliberations of the preparatory meeting and other inputs;
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Requests the President of the General Assembly to finalize the organizational arrangements for the Conference no later than March 2025;
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Decides that the Conference and its preparatory process shall be open to all States Members of the United Nations, members of the specialized agencies and parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, recognizing that neither participation in the preparatory process and the Conference nor its outcome may affect the legal status of non-parties to the Convention or any other related agreements with regard to those instruments, or the legal status of parties to the Convention or any other related agreements with regard to those instruments;
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Invites other relevant stakeholders, including organizations and bodies of the United Nations, intergovernmental organizations, international financial institutions, other interested international bodies and non-governmental organizations, civil society organizations, Indigenous Peoples and local communities, academic institutions, the scientific community, the private sector and philanthropic organizations, whose work is relevant to the Conference, accredited in accordance with the provisions set forth in annex II to the present resolution, to participate as observers in the Conference and its preparatory meeting;
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Invitesassociate members of the regional commissions to participate in the Conference and the preparatory meeting, in the same capacity specified for their participation in the global conferences on the sustainable development of small island developing States held in 1994, 2005 and 2014;
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Decides that accreditation to the Conference and the preparatory meeting shall be in accordance with the provisions set forth in annex II to the present resolution;
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Requests the Secretary-General to provide appropriate support from all relevant parts of the Secretariat, and in cooperation with other relevant parts of the United Nations system, to the work of the Conference and to facilitate inter-agency cooperation to that end, as well as to ensure the efficient use of resources, so that the objectives of the Conference can be achieved;
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EncouragesStates and international donors, as well as the private sector, financial institutions, foundations and other donors in a position to do so, to support the preparations for the Conference through voluntary contributions to a trust fund in support of preparations for the Conference and to support the participation of representatives of developing countries, priority being given to representatives of the least developed countries and small island developing States, including coverage of economy-class air tickets, daily subsistence allowances and terminal expenses, in the meetings of the Conference and its preparatory meeting.
Annex I
Provisional agenda of the 2025 United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
Nice, France – 9 to 13 June 2025
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Opening of the Conference.
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Election of the two Presidents.
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Adoption of the rules of procedure.
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Adoption of the agenda of the Conference.
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Election of officers other than the Presidents.
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Organization of work, including the establishment of subsidiary organs, and other organizational matters.
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Credentials of representatives to the Conference:
a
Appointment of the members of the Credentials Committee;
b
Report of the Credentials Committee.
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General debate.
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Ocean Action panels.
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Outcome of the Conference.
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Adoption of the report of the Conference.
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Closure of the Conference.
Annex II
Proposed organization of work of the 2025 United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
Nice, France
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The 2025 United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development will be held in Nice, France, from 9 to 13 June 2025.
I.Organization of work
A.Plenary meetings
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The Conference will consist of an opening and a closing, and a total of 10 plenary meetings, to be webcast, as follows:
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The plenary meetings will be devoted to statements showcasing implementation and voluntary commitments.
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The list of speakers for the plenary meetings will be established on a first-come first-served basis, with the customary protocol that ensures that Heads of State or Government speak first, followed by other heads of delegation. The European Union will be included in the list of speakers. Detailed arrangements will be communicated in a timely manner through a note by the Secretariat.
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At the opening of the Conference, to take place during the first plenary meeting, from 9 to 10 a.m. on Monday, 9 June, consideration will be given to all procedural and organizational matters, including the adoption of the rules of procedure and the agenda, the election of the two Presidents of the Conference, the election of officers, the establishment of subsidiary organs, as appropriate, the appointment of the members of the Credentials Committee, arrangements for the preparation of the report of the Conference and other matters. Also at the first plenary meeting, statements will be made by the Presidents of the Conference, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, the President of the General Assembly, the President of the Economic and Social Council, the Secretary-General of the Conference and elected representatives of the host region and city.
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The plenary meetings will also hear statements from representatives of other intergovernmental organizations, international financial institutions, international bodies, the United Nations specialized agencies, funds and programmes, as well as major groups and other stakeholders listed in paragraph 28 of the present resolution in accordance with the practices of the General Assembly.
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The final plenary meeting, to be held on the afternoon of Friday, 13 June, is expected to conclude with, inter alia, reporting on the discussions of the Ocean Action panels, to be followed by the adoption of the brief, concise, action-oriented and intergovernmentally agreed declaration and the report of the Conference, followed by statements by the Special Adviser to the Presidents of the Conference on oceans and legal matters and the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for the Ocean.
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The plenary meetings will run in parallel with the Ocean Action panels unless otherwise specified in the present resolution.
B.Ocean Action panels
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The Conference will include 10 Ocean Action panels, to be webcast, to be held in parallel with the plenary meetings, as follows:
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Summaries of the discussions of the Ocean Action panels should be submitted to the Conference at its closing plenary meeting and included in the final report of the Conference.
C.Main Committee
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A Main Committee, if established in accordance with the rules of procedure of the Conference, will meet when the plenary meetings are not being held. The Main Committee will be responsible for finalizing any outstanding matters.
II.Credentials of representatives to the Conference: appointment of the members of the Credentials Committee
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The Credentials Committee will be appointed according to the rules of procedure of the Conference.
III.Accreditation: institutional stakeholders
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Relevant intergovernmental organizations, international financial institutions and international bodies that were accredited to the World Summit on Sustainable Development, the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, the intergovernmental conference on an international legally binding instrument 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 United Nations Conference on Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks, the Review Conference on the 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, the international meeting entitled “Stockholm+50: a healthy planet for the prosperity of all – our responsibility, our opportunity”, the 2017 and 2022 United Nations Conferences to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development and to previous United Nations conferences on the sustainable development of small island developing States, held in Barbados, Mauritius and Samoa, and the upcoming fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States, to be held in Antigua and Barbuda, including associate members of the regional commissions, may participate in the deliberations of the Conference and its preparatory meeting, as appropriate, in accordance with the rules of procedure of the Conference.
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Interested intergovernmental organizations that were not accredited to the conferences and summits listed in paragraph 13 above may apply to the General Assembly for accreditation following the established accreditation procedure.
IV.Accreditation: non-governmental organizations, major groups and other relevant stakeholders
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The non-governmental organizations and major groups as identified in Agenda 21, in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council, as well as those that were accredited to the conferences and summits listed in paragraph 13 above, shall register in order to participate.
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The President of the General Assembly shall also draw up a list of representatives of other relevant non-governmental organizations, civil society and youth organizations, Indigenous Peoples’ organizations, local and regional authorities, academic institutions, the scientific community, the private sector, philanthropic organizations and other stakeholders whose work is relevant to the Conference, who may participate in the Conference and the preparatory meeting as observers, taking into account the principles of transparency and of equitable geographical representation, and shall submit the proposed list to Member States for their consideration on a non-objection basis. The President of the General Assembly shall bring the list to the attention of the General Assembly before the preparatory meeting and, in any case, no later than April 2024, and, where applicable, shall bring another list to the attention of the Assembly before the Conference and, in any case, no later than February 2025.
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The provisions of paragraph 15 of General Assembly resolution 67/290 of 9 July 2013 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the Conference and its preparatory process.
V.Secretariat
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The Secretary-General of the Conference will serve as focal point within the Secretariat for providing support to the organization of the Conference, in cooperation with the representatives of the two Presidents.
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The Special Adviser to the Presidents of the Conference on oceans and legal matters will support the achievement of the goals of the Conference by providing both substantive and procedural advice.
VI.Documentation
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In accordance with the practice followed at previous United Nations conferences, the official documentation of the Conference will include documents issued before, during and after the Conference.
21
In accordance with the practice followed at previous United Nations conferences, it is recommended that the Conference adopt a report consisting of the decisions of the Conference, including the intergovernmentally agreed declaration, a brief account of the proceedings and a reportorial account of the work of the Conference and the action taken at the plenary meetings.
22
Summaries of the plenary meetings and Ocean Action panels and a list of voluntary commitments announced before or at the Conference should also be included in the report of the Conference.
VII.Organization of parallel meetings and other events of the Conference
23
Parallel meetings and other events, including those of major groups and other stakeholders, will be held during the same hours as the plenary meetings and Ocean Action panels, space permitting. Interpretation services will be provided for such meetings, as available.
VIII.Side events
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Side events, including forums, briefings, seminars, workshops and panel discussions on issues related to the implementation of Goal 14, will be organized by participants in the Conference, at their cost, and being mindful when planning side events and identifying events on similar topics or issues in an effort to minimize overlap and avoid duplication. Guidelines for organizing such events and the calendar of those events will be made available on the Conference website.
IX.Media coverage
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Press materials will be prepared by the Department of Global Communications of the Secretariat for journalists covering the Conference. In addition, regular press releases will be issued on the results of plenary meetings, Ocean Action panels and other events. All relevant documentation will be made available on the Conference website.
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The plenary meetings, the Ocean Action panels and the press conferences will be broadcast live to the media area. A programme of special media briefings and press conferences will be announced.
Annex III
Provisional rules of procedure of the 2025 United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
I.Representation and credentials
Rule 1
Composition of delegations
Rule 2
Alternates and advisers
Rule 3
Submission of credentials
Rule 4
Credentials Committee
Rule 5
Provisional participation in the Conference
II.Officers
Rule 6
Elections
Rule 7
General powers of the presiding President
1
The Presidents shall take turns in presiding at the plenary meetings of the Conference. In addition to exercising the powers conferred upon her or him elsewhere by these rules, the presiding President shall declare the opening and closing of each meeting, put questions to the vote and announce decisions. The presiding President shall rule on points of order and, subject to those rules, shall have complete control over the proceedings and the maintenance of order thereat. The presiding President may propose to the Conference the closure of the list of speakers, a limitation on the time to be allowed to speakers and on the number of times each representative may speak on a question, the adjournment or closure of the debate and the suspension or adjournment of a meeting.
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The presiding President remains, in the exercise of her or his functions, under the authority of the Conference.
Rule 8
Acting President
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If both Presidents are to be absent from a meeting or any part thereof, they may designate one of the Vice-Presidents to preside.
2
A Vice-President acting as President shall have the same powers and duties as the President.
Rule 9
Replacement of a President or the Presidents
Rule 10
Voting rights of the presiding President
III.General Committee
Rule 11
Composition
Rule 12
Substitute members
Rule 13
Functions
IV.Secretariat of the Conference
Rule 14
Duties of the Secretary-General of the United Nations
1
The Secretary-General of the United Nations or a designated representative shall act in that capacity in all meetings of the Conference and its subsidiary organs.
2
The Secretary-General of the United Nations or a designated representative shall direct the staff required by the Conference.
Rule 15
Duties of the secretariat of the Conference
Rule 16
Statements by the Secretariat
V.Opening of the Conference
Rule 17
Temporary President
Rule 18
Decisions concerning organization
VI.Conduct of business
Rule 19
Quorum
Rule 20
Speeches
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No representative may address the Conference without having previously obtained the permission of the presiding President. Subject to rules 21, 22 and 25 to 27, the presiding President shall call upon speakers in the order in which they indicate their desire to speak. The secretariat shall be in charge of drawing up a list of speakers.
2
Debate shall be confined to the question before the Conference and the presiding President may call a speaker to order if her or his remarks are not relevant to the subject under discussion.
3
The Conference may limit the time allowed to each speaker and the number of times each participant may speak on any question. Permission to speak on a motion to set such limits shall be accorded to only two representatives in favour of and to two opposing such limits, after which the motion shall be immediately put to the vote. In any event, with the consent of the Conference, the presiding President shall limit each intervention on procedural matters to five minutes. When the debate is limited and a speaker exceeds the allotted time, the presiding President shall call her or him to order without delay.
Rule 21
Points of order
Rule 22
Precedence
Rule 23
Closing of the list of speakers
Rule 24
Right of reply
1
Notwithstanding rule 23, the presiding President shall accord the right of reply to a representative of any State participating in the Conference or of the European Union who requests it. Any other representative of a State may be granted the opportunity to make a reply.
2
The statements made under the present rule shall normally be made at the end of the last meeting of the day, or at the conclusion of the consideration of the relevant item if that is sooner.
3
Representatives of a State or of the European Union may make no more than two statements under the present rule at a given meeting on any item. The first shall be limited to five minutes and the second to three minutes. Representatives shall, in any event, attempt to be as brief as possible.
Rule 25
Adjournment of debate
Rule 26
Closure of debate
Rule 27
Suspension or adjournment of the meeting
Rule 28
Order of motions
Rule 29
Submission of proposals and substantive amendments
Rule 30
Withdrawal of proposals and motions
Rule 31
Decisions on competence
Rule 32
Reconsideration of proposals
VII.Decision-making
Rule 33
General agreement
Rule 34
Voting rights
Rule 35
Majority required
1
Subject to rule 33, decisions of the Conference on all matters of substance shall be taken by a two-thirds majority of the States present and voting.
2
Except as otherwise provided in the present rules, decisions of the Conference on all matters of procedure shall be taken by a majority of the States present and voting.
3
If the question arises whether a matter is one of procedure or of substance, the presiding President of the Conference shall rule on the question. An appeal against that ruling shall be immediately put to the vote, and the presiding President’s ruling shall stand unless overruled by a majority of the States present and voting.
4
If a vote is equally divided, the proposal or motion shall be regarded as rejected.
Rule 36
Meaning of the phrase “States present and voting”
Rule 37
Method of voting
1
Except as provided in rule 44, the Conference may vote by show of hands, except that a representative may request a roll call, which shall then be taken in the English alphabetical order of the names of the States participating in the Conference, beginning with the delegation whose name is drawn by lot by the presiding President. The name of each State shall be called in all roll calls, and its representative shall reply “yes”, “no” or “abstention”.
2
When the Conference votes by mechanical means, a non-recorded vote shall replace a vote by show of hands and a recorded vote shall replace a roll call. A representative may request a recorded vote, which shall, unless a representative requests otherwise, be taken without calling out the names of the States participating in the Conference.
3
The vote of each State participating in a roll call or a recorded vote shall be inserted in any record of or report on the meeting.
Rule 38
Conduct during voting
Rule 39
Explanation of vote
1
Representatives may make brief statements, consisting solely of explanations of vote, before the voting has commenced or after the voting has been completed. The presiding President may limit the time to be allowed for such explanations. The representative of a State sponsoring a proposal or motion shall not speak in explanation of vote thereon, except if it has been amended.
2
When the same matter is considered successively in several organs of the Conference, a State should, as far as possible, explain its vote only in one such organ, unless its vote in one organ is different from that in another organ.
Rule 40
Division of proposals
Rule 41
Amendments
Rule 42
Order of voting on amendments
Rule 43
Order of voting on proposals
1
If two or more proposals, other than amendments, relate to the same question, they shall, unless the Conference decides otherwise, be voted on in the order in which they were submitted. The Conference may, after each vote on a proposal, decide whether to vote on the next proposal.
2
Revised proposals shall be voted on in the order in which the original proposals were submitted, unless the revision substantially departs from the original proposal. In that case, the original proposal shall be regarded as withdrawn and the revised proposal shall be treated as a new proposal.
3
A motion requiring that no decision be taken on a proposal shall be put to the vote before a decision is taken on the proposal in question.
Rule 44
Elections
Rule 45
Balloting
1
When one or more elective places are to be filled at one time under the same conditions, those candidates, in a number not exceeding the number of such places, obtaining in the first ballot a majority of the votes cast and the largest number of votes shall be elected.
2
If the number of candidates obtaining such majority is less than the number of places to be filled, additional ballots shall be held to fill the remaining places, the voting being restricted to the candidates obtaining the largest number of votes in the previous ballot, to a number not more than twice the places remaining to be filled.
VIII.Subsidiary organs
Rule 46
Main Committee
Rule 47
Representation on the Main Committee
Rule 48
Other committees and working groups
1
In addition to the Main Committee referred to above, the Conference may establish such committees and working groups as it deems necessary for the performance of its functions.
2
Subject to the decision of the plenary of the Conference, the committees may set up subcommittees and working groups.
Rule 49
Members of committees, subcommittees and working groups
1
The members of the committees and working groups of the Conference, referred to in rule 48, paragraph 1, shall be appointed by the two Presidents, subject to the approval of the Conference, unless the Conference decides otherwise.
2
Members of the subcommittees and working groups of committees shall be appointed by the Chair of the committee in question, subject to the approval of that committee, unless the committee decides otherwise.
Rule 50
Officers
Rule 51
Quorum
1
The Chair of the Main Committee may declare a meeting open and permit the debate to proceed when at least one quarter of the States participating in the Conference are present. The presence of a majority of the States so participating shall be required for any decision to be taken.
2
A majority of the members of the General Committee or the Credentials Committee or of any committee, subcommittee or working group shall constitute a quorum.
Rule 52
Officers, conduct of business and voting
IX.Languages and records
Rule 53
Languages of the Conference
Rule 54
Interpretation
1
Speeches made in a language of the Conference shall be interpreted into the other five languages.
2
A representative may speak in a language other than a language of the Conference if the delegation concerned provides for interpretation into one of the languages of the Conference.
Rule 55
Languages of official documents
Rule 56
Sound recordings of meetings
X.Public and private meetings
General principles
Rule 57
Rule 58
Rule 59
Communiqués on private meetings
XI.Other participants and observers
Rule 60
Intergovernmental organizations and other entities having received a standing invitation to participate as observers in the sessions and work of the General Assembly
Rule 61
Associate members of regional commissions
Rule 62
Representatives of the specialized agencies and related organizations
Rule 63
Representatives of other intergovernmental organizations and other international bodies
Rule 64
Representatives of interested United Nations organs
Rule 65
Representatives of non-governmental organizations, major groups and other relevant stakeholders
1
Non-governmental organizations, major groups and other relevant stakeholders approved to participate in the Conference may designate representatives to attend public meetings of the Conference and the Main Committee as observers.
2
Upon the invitation of the presiding officer of the Conference and subject to the approval of the Conference, such observers may make oral statements on questions in which they have special competence. If the number of requests to speak is too large, the non-governmental organizations shall be requested to form themselves into constituencies, such constituencies to speak through spokespersons.
Rule 66
Written statements
XII.Suspension and amendment of the rules of procedure
Rule 67
Method of suspension
Rule 68
Method of amendment
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