I would first like to express Ecuador’s great pleasure in being able to participate in this commemoration of the thirtieth anniversary of the opening for signature of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) in our capacity as a State party. This historic legal instrument is unpr…
On behalf of the Republic of Ecuador, I wish to refer to an aspect of draft resolution 65/37, which we have just adopted, regarding biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction.
The importance of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction is clear, and it is of significant envi…
