As part of its programme of activities to promote 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 (BBNJ Agreement) and prepare for its entry into force, in line with General Assembly , the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea of the Office of Legal Affairs of the United Nations (DOALOS) is organizing, in collaboration with relevant partners, a series of regional workshops to increase knowledge and understanding of the BBNJ Agreement, including the rights and obligations set out therein, among States and other stakeholders, with a view to supporting the efforts of States towards becoming parties to the Agreement and for its implementation.
Upcoming Workshops
African States on the coasts of the Indian Ocean, Gulf of Aden and Red Sea, including landlocked States in these regions (information coming soon)
Latin America and the Caribbean (information coming soon)
Asian States on the coasts of the Northern Indian Ocean (including the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal), the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, the ROPME/RECOFI area, and the Eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea, including landlocked States in these regions (information coming soon)
Past Workshops
Pacific (8 to 11 July 2024, Suva, Fiji, hosted by the Office of the Pacific Ocean Commissioner)
North-East and South-East Asia (16 to 20 September 2024, Bangkok, Thailand, hosted by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific)
Caribbean small island developing States (7 to 10 October 2024, Placencia, Belize, hosted by the Government of Belize)
Latin America (14 to 18 October 2024, Santiago, Chile, hosted at the headquarters of the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, with the support of the Government of Chile)
Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts of Africa (16 to 19 December 2024, Rabat, Morocco, hosted by the Government of Morocco)