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Delegates delved, for the first time, into textual negotiations on the basis of a “zero draft” containing treaty text developed by Conference President Rena Lee (Singapore). Deliberations were productive but there is still much work to be done with the fourth and final mandated session scheduled for March 2020.
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Summary report 19–30 August 2019
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1st Meeting of the BBNJ Working Group
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2nd Meeting of the BBNJ Working Group
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4th Meeting of the BBNJ Working Group
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5th Meeting of the BBNJ Working Group
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9th Meeting of the BBNJ Working Group
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1st Session of the BBNJ Preparatory Committee
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2nd Session of the BBNJ Preparatory Committee
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3rd Session of the BBNJ Preparatory Committee
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4th Session of the BBNJ Preparatory Committee
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1st Session of the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) on an International Legally Binding Instrument under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyo...
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2nd Session of the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ)
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3rd Session of the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction
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Intersessional Work of the BBNJ Intergovernmental Conference
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4th Session of the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) on the BBNJ
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5th Session of the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) on the BBNJ
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Resumed 5th Session of the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) on BBNJ
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Further resumed 5th Session of the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) on BBNJ
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