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This is the official report submitted to the General Assembly by the Ad Hoc Committee on the Indian Ocean on its formal session (451st meeting) held on 26 July 2005 at United Nations Headquarters.

This is the official report submitted to the General Assembly of the Ad Hoc Committee on the Indian Ocean on its formal session (453rd meeting) held on 24 July 2009 at United Nations Headquarters.

In its resolution 64/23, the General Assembly, having taken note of the report of the Ad Hoc Committee on the Indian Ocean (A/64/29), requested the Chair of the Committee to continue his informal...

Official records of the Report of the Ad Hoc Committee on the Indian Ocean

Official records of the Report of the Ad Hoc Committee on the Indian Ocean

This report presents the GIWA assessment of the Caspian Sea – the largest land-locked water body on earth, bordered by five countries and influenced by three more in the catchment area. The assessment...

This report presents the results of the GIWA assessment of the Sea of Okhotsk region. Rapid population growth and economic development have led to increasing pollution loads in the Amur River basin...

This report presents the results of the GIWA assessment of the Oyashio Current region – one of the most productive waters in East Asia. Changes in the hydrological cycle and ocean circulation have...

This report presents the assessment of Lakes Turkana, Tanganyika, Victoria and Malawi – the largest of the East African Rift Valley Lakes and among the oldest lakes in the world. The lakes are...

This report presents the GIWA assessment of the Mekong River region. Rapid economic development and population growth are increasing the demand for water, energy and food, necessitating more hydro...

This report presents the GIWA assessment of the Humboldt Current region. The world’s largest upwelling area, supporting highly productive fisheries, is located within the boundaries of the region. The...

This report presents the assessment of the GIWA Eastern Equatorial Pacific region, which includes parts of Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama and Colombia. Pollution in the...

This report presents the results of the GIWA assessment of the Colombia & Venezuela and Central America & Mexico sub-systems. In the Colombia & Venezuela sub-system, coastal habitats are being...

This is the biennial report submitted to the General Assembly by the Ad Hoc Committee on the Indian Ocean.

The State of Food and Agriculture 2006 examines the issues and controversies surrounding international food aid and seeks to find ways to preserve its essential humanitarian role while minimizing the...

Migration is an expanding global reality, one that allows millions of people to seek new opportunities. But it also involves challenges for migrants and for societies, both in areas of origin and of...

Migration is an expanding global reality, one that allows millions of people to seek new opportunities. But it also involves challenges for migrants and for societies, both in areas of origin and of...