United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

MEETING OF STATES PARTIES

Thirty-first Meeting (21-25 June 2021)

General information:

• Notification dated 20 April 2021: Convening of the thirty-first Meeting of States Parties English | French


• Notification: addendum dated 4 June 2021 concerning credentials and participation of delegations in the thirty-first Meeting of States Parties English | French


• Logistical and procedural aspects for the plenary meetings of the thirty-first Meeting of States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea Click here


• Provisional organization of work - Note: this table is tentative and subject to change. It will be before the Meeting of States Parties for approval under agenda item 7, on the first day of the meeting.


• Organization of work Note: this table is tentative and subject to change.


• Daily online links to connect to the Meeting remotely


• Update concerning the voluntary trust funds administered by the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, Office of Legal Affairs

Documents of the meeting, published as they become available:

• SPLOS/31/L.1 - Provisional agenda


• SPLOS/31/1 - Thirty-first Meeting Agenda


• SPLOS/31/L.2 - Draft decision on the extension of the term of office of the current members of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf


• SPLOS/31/L.2/Rev.1 - Draft decision on the extension of the term of office of the current members of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf


• SPLOS/31/2 - Annual report of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea for 2020


• SPLOS/31/3 - Report on budgetary matters for the financial period 2019-2020 - Presented by the Registrar of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea


• SPLOS/31/4 - Report of the external auditor for the financial period 2019-2020, with financial statements of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea as at 31 December 2020


• SPLOS/31/5 - Proposed amendments to the Financial Rules of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea


• SPLOS/31/6 - Letter dated 6 April 2021 from the Chair of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf addressed to the President of the thirty-first Meeting of States Parties


• SPLOS/31/6/Add.1 - Letter dated 6 May 2021 from the Chair of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf addressed to the President of the thirty-first Meeting of States Parties


• SPLOS/31/7 - Credentials of representatives to the thirty-first Meeting of States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea: Report of the Credentials Committee


• SPLOS/31/8 - Decision relating to the amendments to the Financial Rules of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea


• SPLOS/31/9 - Report of the thirty-first Meeting of States Parties


• SPLOS/31/10 - Decision on the extension of the term of office of the current members of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf


• SPLOS/31/INF.1 - List of delegations

Additional documents referred to in the agenda of the Thirtieth Meeting of States Parties:

• A/75/340 - Oceans and the law of the sea - Report of the Secretary-General

Other reference documents:

• SPLOS/2/Rev.5 - Rules of Procedure for Meetings of States Parties
• SPLOS/30/14 - Report of the thirtieth Meeting of States Parties
• SPLOS/30/14/Add.1 - Report of the thirtieth Meeting of States Parties - Addendum
• A/RES/75/239 - Oceans and the law of the sea - Resolution by the General Assembly

Secretariat contact:

Secretary of the Meeting of States Parties
Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea
Office of Legal Affairs
Room DC2-0450
United Nations
New York, New York 10017
USA

Telephone:	(212) 963-3962
Facsimile:	(212) 963-5847
E-mail:	DOALOS