Focus on the issues related to ocean ussage and sovereignty.
The United Nations is working to ensure the peaceful, cooperative, legally defined uses of the seas and oceans for the individual and common benefit of humankind. The UN’s groundbreaking work in adopting the 1982 Law of the Sea Convention stands as a defining moment in the extension of international law to the vast, shared water resources of our planet. The United Nations Law of the Sea Convention has resolved several important issues related to ocean usage and sovereignty.