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🇵🇭Philippines · · Day 6 · 9 sentences

• The Philippines recalls the UNCLOS and the award are the twin anchors for our policy and actions in the South China Sea. 7:49:10Copy
• UNCLOS establishes the legal framework within which all activities in the oceans and seas must be carried out. 7:49:17Copy
• The award rendered by an arbitral tribunal constituted under Annex VII of UNCLOS is final and binding upon the parties pursuant to Article 296 of the convention in Article 11 of Annex VII. 7:49:25Copy
• The tribunal affirmed that UNCLOS comprehensively allocates maritime entitlements and that claims to historic rights to resources within the sea areas falling within the so-called nine-dash line are contrary to the convention and without lawful effect to the extent that they exceed the geographic and substantive limits of China's maritime entitlements under UNCLOS. 7:49:40Copy

🇵🇭Philippines · · Day 6 · 6 sentences

• The 2016 South China Sea arbitral award was rendered by a tribunal constituted pursuant to Annex VII of the UNCLOS. 8:13:16Copy
• Under Article 296 of UNCLOS and Article 11 of Annex VII, The award is final and shall be complied with by the parties to the dispute. 8:13:25Copy
• The tribunal acted authoritatively within its jurisdiction over matters governed by the UNCLOS. 8:13:35Copy
• Further, There is no legal basis for China's expansive maritime claims, including claims based on historic rights, and that the freedom of navigation, overflight, and other lawful uses of the sea under UNCLOS must be respected. 8:13:57Copy

🇸🇬Singapore · Vivian Balakrishnan · Day 5 · 5 sentences

• Consider UNCLOS, the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. 4:17:02Copy
• In fact, UNCLOS is one of the great achievements of multilateral lawmaking. 4:17:07Copy
• But the current war in the Persian Gulf has put UNCLOS to a severe stress test. 4:17:30Copy
• And this is customary international law, which means it is binding on all states, whether or not they consider themselves parties to UNCLOS. 4:18:00Copy

🇬🇷Greece · Kyriakos Mitsotakis · Day 3 · 3 sentences

• And few examples are more powerful than the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. 10:28:37Copy
• with 172 parties, UNCLOS provides the binding legal framework within which disputes can be managed peacefully rather than through force. 10:28:43Copy
• And I repeat, that the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea provides the only institutional framework to solve our only long-lasting dispute concerning the delimitation of our continental shelf and our exclusive economic zones. 10:35:17Copy

🇲🇭Marshall Islands · Hilda Heine · Day 4 · 3 sentences

• Mr. President, my nation underscores the importance of the Law of the Sea as a key legal pillar of our future. 2:10:59Copy
• Even before we were a UN member, we fought closely both to participate in UN Law of the Sea negotiations and to secure these rights in our constitution. 2:11:08Copy
• The Marshall Islands look forward to supporting its secretariat in a host nation committed to upholding the law of the sea as a matter of both principle and law, in words and in actions. 2:13:01Copy

🇵🇭Philippines · Ma. Theresa Lazaro · Day 5 · 3 sentences

• International law must remain our guiding lighthouse, with UNCLOS, the Convention on the Law of the Sea, standing firmly as the constitution of the oceans. 2:46:01Copy
• Next year marks the 45th anniversary of UNCLOS and the Manila Declaration on the Peaceful Settlement of International Disputes. 2:46:15Copy
• Rather than waiting for threats and asking who should respond, states must explore a framework anchored on UNCLOS that sets out clear rules, rights, and obligations governing critical maritime infrastructure. 2:47:25Copy

🇨🇳China · · Day 6 · 3 sentences

• The Philippines in electoral initiation of the so-called arbitration violated such basic principles of international law as state consent and pacta sunt servanda, and violated international law, including UNCLOS. 7:35:38Copy
• It has seriously undermined the principles and spirit of the convention and substantially impaired the authority and integrity of the international law of the sea. 7:36:04Copy
• This is both to safeguard China's own territorial maritime rights and interests and to uphold the international law of the sea and a fair and equitable international maritime order. 7:36:24Copy

🇰🇼Kuwait · Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah · Day 3 · 2 sentences

• in addition to seizing support for proxies and militias and addressing the security concerns of all countries in the region, including the Iranian nuclear file, ballistic missiles and drones, while stressing the guarantee of freedom and safety of navigation and the right of passage through the Straits of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb in accordance with the international law and the 1982 UN Convention on Law of the Sea. 7:56:29Copy
• Most important of these issues are the maritime border demarcation beyond marker 162, as per the rules of international law and the 1982 UN Convention on Law of the Sea. 7:58:19Copy

🇲🇹Malta · Robert Abela · Day 4 · 2 sentences

• His demand for a law of the sea was prescient, but to achieve it took persistence. 2:43:01Copy
• In fact, it took 27 years before UNCLOS came into being. 2:43:10Copy

🇲🇺Mauritius · Dhananjay Ramful · Day 4 · 2 sentences

• reaffirm our unwavering commitment to UNCLOS as the legal framework governing all activities in the oceans, including the seabed and subsoil beyond national jurisdiction. 11:14:23Copy
• Trust, especially amongst neighbors and in the region, is reinforced when there is respect for the rule of law for the resolutions of the United Nations General Assembly, the ruling of the International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea, and the ICJ's advisory opinion on the Chagos Archipelago, which carries authoritative obligations. 11:18:51Copy

🇮🇸Iceland · Thorgerdur Katrín Gunnarsdóttir · Day 5 · 2 sentences

• The Convention on the Law of the Sea became the constitution of the ocean, on which countries like mine depend, now strengthened further by the BBNDJ agreement. 3:54:39Copy
• The freedoms codified in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea are not optional, not at all. 4:02:00Copy

🇨🇳China · · Day 6 · 2 sentences

• Territorial issues are not regulated by the UNCLOS. 8:06:31Copy
• The South China Sea arbitration is a natural example in international law of the sea, no matter how the Philippines portrays or whitewash it, the fact of it being illegal, null and void, ultra virus and reactionary in nature remains unchanged. 8:07:26Copy

🇳🇷Naoero · David Ranibok Adeang · Day 1 · 1 sentence

• or the United Nations Convention of the Law of the Sea is left hollow. 9:14:48Copy

🇻🇳Viet Nam · To Lam · Day 1 · 1 sentence

• In that spirit, Vietnam remains steadfast in its commitment to resolving disputes, including those in the East Sea, by peaceful means in line with international law, particularly the 1982 UNCLOS. 9:32:07Copy

🇯🇵Japan · Takaichi Sanae · Day 1 · 1 sentence

• This is demonstrated by Japan's consistent support for and its contributions of judges to various international judicial organizations, such as the International Court of Justice, the International Criminal Court, and the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea. 10:45:48Copy

🇭🇷Croatia · Andrej Plenković · Day 1 · 1 sentence

• This is why freedom of navigation, maritime security, and the strict implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea matter to everyone. 11:24:25Copy

🇧🇪Belgium · Maxime Prévot · Day 1 · 1 sentence

• The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea confers rights, but it also imposes obligations. 11:51:29Copy

🇦🇷Argentina · Javier Gerardo Milei · Day 2 · 1 sentence

• Any such activity not authorized by the Argentine Republic in this regard constitutes an unlawful act under both international law, including the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and Argentine domestic law. 2:24:30Copy

🇨🇾Cyprus · Nikos Christodoulides · Day 2 · 1 sentence

• We expect international law, including the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, to be applied consistently. 4:07:28Copy

🇧🇬Bulgaria · Iliana Iotova · Day 2 · 1 sentence

• As we underscored publicly several times in international fora, Bulgaria firmly supports the freedom and security of international maritime transport and calls for strict adherence with applicable international law and to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. 5:43:05Copy

🇫🇯Fiji · Ratu Naiqama Tawakecolati Lalabalavu · Day 3 · 1 sentence

• The freedoms of navigation guaranteed under the international law, including the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, must be respected. 6:37:48Copy

🇹🇭Thailand · Anutin Charnvirakul · Day 3 · 1 sentence

• It is regrettable that Cambodia did not give dialogue a genuine chance and chose a different path by initiating compulsory conciliation proceedings under UNCLOS. 9:16:38Copy

🇹🇻Tuvalu · Feleti Teo · Day 4 · 1 sentence

• Secondly, it safeguards the permanence of maritime zones and rights established under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. 3:14:01Copy

🇸🇧Solomon Islands · Matthew Cooper Wale · Day 4 · 1 sentence

• Solomon Islands reaffirms that maritime boundaries, once established and deposited in accordance with UNCLOS, together with the rights and entitlements that flow from them shall continue to apply, notwithstanding any physical changes caused by climate change related sea level rise. 4:08:18Copy

🇧🇭Bahrain · Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani · Day 4 · 1 sentence

• Mr. President, The position of the Kingdom of Bahrain is grounded in international law, the rights of peoples, and The Strait of Hormuz is an international strait and the right of transit through it is established for the vessels of all states under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. 9:31:32Copy

🇳🇴Norway · Espen Barth Eide · Day 4 · 1 sentence

• This long-standing principle enshrined in our Convention on the Law of the Sea benefits every state. 11:44:17Copy

🇧🇿Belize · John Briceño · Day 5 · 1 sentence

• We have the Law of the Sea Regime and the Declaration on Sea Level Rise. 58:03Copy

🇰🇭Cambodia · Sokhonn Prak · Day 5 · 1 sentence

• Cambodia was thus forced to place its trust in institutions that uphold the principle of international law by initiating compulsory conciliation proceeding under UNCLOS. 2:30:47Copy

🇹🇳Tunisia · Mohamed Ali Nafti · Day 5 · 1 sentence

• Tunisia also reaffirms its commitment to freedom of navigation and maritime security in accordance with the principles and provisions of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and customary international law, while preserving global energy security, international supply chains, and the economic rights of states. 6:01:51Copy

🇴🇲Oman · Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Albusaidi · Day 5 · 1 sentence

• the Sultanate of Oman once again reaffirms its steadfast commitment to continuing its efforts aimed at safeguarding navigation in the Strait of Hormuz in accordance with the principles of international law and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. 7:16:39Copy

🇱🇰Sri Lanka · Vijitha Herath · Day 6 · 1 sentence

• Mr. President, Sri Lanka has long championed and contributed towards a fair and peaceful order at sea under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, a legal regime which we have helped shape. 2:45:05Copy

🇦🇪United Arab Emirates · Khalifa Shaheen Al Marar · Day 6 · 1 sentence

• Amid growing threats to navigation in our region and beyond, my country has continued to emphasize the principles of freedom of navigation and the right of transit passage, We stressed the need to secure and protect the safe flow of supply chains, trade and energy in accordance with international law, including the law of the sea and the principle of state sovereignty, recognizing these as pillars of food security, development and prosperity of nations. 3:31:51Copy

🇳🇿New Zealand · Victoria Louise Hallum · Day 6 · 1 sentence

• We also call on you to safeguard the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, the constitution for the oceans, which provides the framework within which all activities in the oceans and seas must be carried out. 4:10:34Copy