*Note the terms of use for each website, often found through a link at the bottom of the site
Useful UN bodies websites
- DOALOS – Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea
- DOALOS is a division under the United Nations Office of Legal Affairs (OLA). It provides legal and technical services and facilitation to the General Assembly, the States and interngovernmental organizations on the Law of the Sea and oceans matters, as well as conducting research. The website contains the UNCLOS and the related agreements, reports from the annual State Parties meetings and the bodies established by the convention. The main documents are also to be found in the OCEANSTATES UN documents collection, but the DOALOS website contains more detailed information beyond the main documents, an updated calendar of meetings, etc.
- Link, main site: un.org/Depts/los
- Link, annual State Parties meetings: un.org/Depts/los/meeting_states_parties/SPLOS
- Law of the Sea Bulletin
- The Law of the Sea Bulletin is issued three times per year. It provides information on important issues related to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, including national legislation, bilateral agreements and multilateral treaties, as well as information on decisions of the International Court of Justice, arbitration tribunals and other dispute settlement procedures.
- Link: un.org/Depts/los/doalos_publications
- International Court of Justice
- Website containing the latest news from the court, as well as press releases, cases including pending cases, presidential statements etc.
- Link: icj-cij.org
- UN Environment and UN Climate Change
- Two UN agencies which coordinate UN activities, provide scientific reports on their respective topics and assists member countries in implementation of policies and practices. The Assembly of the UN Environment Programme reports to the UN General Assembly.
- Website, UN Environment: unenvironment.org
- Website, UN Climate Change: unfccc.int