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coastal States and States fishing on the high seas, and that States should give
full effect to the high seas fisheries provisions of the Convention with regard
to fisheries populations whose ranges lie both within and beyond exclusive
economic zones (straddling fish stocks) and highly migratory fish stocks.
5. By the same resolution, the General Assembly invited relevant specialized
agencies and other appropriate organs, organizations and programmes of the
United Nations system, as well as regional and subregional fisheries
organizations, to contribute relevant scientific and technical studies and
reports. It also invited relevant non-governmental organizations from developed
and developing countries to contribute to the Conference within the areas of
their competence and expertise.
6. Subsequently, in its resolutions 48/194 and 49/121, adopted on
21 December 1993 and 19 December 1994 respectively, the General Assembly renewed
the mandate of the Conference and requested the Secretary-General to submit to
the General Assembly the final report on the work of the Conference. The
present report is submitted in response to the request contained in those
resolutions.
II. SESSIONS OF THE CONFERENCE
7. Pursuant to General Assembly resolutions 47/192, 48/194 and 49/121, the
sessions of the United Nations Conference on Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly
Migratory Fish Stocks were held at United Nations Headquarters in New York as
follows: 2/
- First session: 19 to 23 April 1993;
- Second session: 12 to 30 July 1993;
- Third session: 14 to 31 March 1994;
- Fourth session: 15 to 26 August 1994;
- Fifth session: 27 March to 12 April 1995;
- Sixth session: 24 July to 4 August 1995. 3/
III. PARTICIPATION IN THE CONFERENCE
8. Pursuant to paragraph 4 of General Assembly resolution 47/192, the
following were invited to the Conference:
(a) States Members of the United Nations or members of the specialized
agencies and the International Atomic Energy Agency;
(b) Representatives of organizations that have received a standing
invitation from the Assembly to participate, in the capacity of observers, in
the sessions and work of all international conferences convened under its
auspices;
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