Modalities for the United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of
Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans,
seas and marine resources for sustainable development
8.
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Further decides that the plenary meetings will be held as follows:
Monday, 5 June: from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Tuesday, 6 June: from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 3 to 6 p.m.
Wednesday, 7 June: from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 3 to 6 p.m.
Thursday, 8 June: from 3 to 6 p.m.
Friday, 9 June: from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 3 to 6 p.m.;
9.
Decides that the special event commemorating World Oceans Day will be
held on 8 June, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.;
10. Also decides that the partnership dialogues will be held in parallel with
the plenary meetings, as follows:
Monday, 5 June: from 3 to 6 p.m.
Tuesday, 6 June: from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 3 to 6 p.m.
Wednesday, 7 June: from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 3 to 6 p.m.
Thursday, 8 June: 3 to 6 p.m.
Friday, 9 June: from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.;
11. Further decides that the partnership dialogues shall be interactive and
multi-stakeholder in nature and will focus on recommendations to support the
implementation of Goal 14, including through strengthened cooperation, building on
existing successful partnerships and stimulating innovative and concrete new ones;
12. Decides that the organizational arrangements for the partnership
dialogues will be as follows:
(a) Each partnership dialogue will be presided over by two co -chairs, one
from a developing country and one from a developed country, to be appointed by the
Presidents of the Conference;
(b) The Secretary-General of the Conference will select a moderator and up
to four panellists for each of the partnership dialogues. The panel discussions,
facilitated by the moderator, will be followed by an interactive debate among States
and other relevant stakeholders;
13. Recommends the provisional agenda set forth in annex I to the present
resolution for adoption by the Conference;
14. Decides that the Conference shall be organized in accordance with the
organization of work set forth in annex II to the present resolution;
15. Recommends the provisional rules of procedure set forth in annex III to
the present resolution for adoption by the Conference;
16. Decides that the Conference shall adopt by consensus a concise, focused,
intergovernmentally agreed declaration in the form of a “Call for Action” to support
the implementation of Goal 14 and a report containing the co -chairs’ summaries of
the partnership dialogues, as well as a list of voluntary commitments for the
implementation of Goal 14, to be announced at the Conference;
17. Requests the President of the General Assembly to appoint two
co-facilitators, one from a developing country and one from a developed co untry, to
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