The United States of America thanks the co-facilitators for their persistent leadership on resolution 78/319 over the past several months. We are pleased to join consensus on enhanced action to address the threats of sea level rise, including at the high-level plenary this September on this issue.
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My delegation has the honour to introduce draft resolution A/53/L.45 on large-scale pelagic drift-net fishing and some other matters. Once again, we would like to extend our gratitude to all those delegations that offered valuable suggestions and worked in a spirit of cooperation to draft this text.…
I am greatly honoured to have the opportunity to address this body today to discuss a subject dear to my heart, one with which I have been involved for 50 years of my working career — namely, the law of the sea.
Today the United States once again wishes to acknowledge its long-standing support for …
