proposed for consideration by U.N. or one of its organizations are 

 submitted to ACAST for review. ACAST also establishes priorities, 

 looks for duplication of effort, and, when necessary, recommends 

 measures for improvement of programs. 



6. UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT: UNCTAD 

 Established in 1965, UNCTAD includes committees concerned with 



development and efficiency of marine transportation, economic and 

 commercial aspects of ocean shipping and ports, transfer of technol- 

 ogy relating to the marine environment to developing countries, and 

 effect on developing countries of marine mineral production. 



7. UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM: UNDP 



Established under ECOSOC in 1956, UNDP assists the lower income 

 countries to expand their economies through support of projects 

 designed to attract development capital, train skilled manpower, and 

 apply modern technologies needed for improvement and expansion. In 

 cooperation with FAO, UNDP is assisting in the development of about 

 125 projects relating to fishery development, including projects in 

 individual countries, regional and interregional projects, and a 

 global program in the Southern Ocean. 



8. UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM: UNEP 



Established in 1973 upon recommendation of the U.N. Conference 

 on the Human Environment (UNCHE) , UNEP is also called the Stockholm 

 Conference. UNCHE included two working groups that identified 

 marine environment problems that were referred to UNEP. They were 

 the Intergovernmental Working Group on Marine Pollution (IWGMP) and 

 the Intergovernmental Working Group on Monitoring or Surveillance 

 (IWGMS). 



UNEP is under the aegis of the U.N. General Assembly (UNGA) , which 

 established a Governing Council comprising 54 members selected by 

 UNGA on an equitable geographic distribution. Input to the Council 

 was formerly provided by a recently abolished Environment Coordina- 

 tion Board (ECB) under the auspices of the Administrative Committee 

 on Coordination (ACC). UNGA and ECOSOC review programs referred to 

 UNEP. 



UNEP initiated and maintains the International Referral System 

 (IRS) for sources of environmental information. In January 1979, IRS 

 was renamed INFOTERRA. It is coordinating several regional sea pro- 

 grams including the Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP) and the Mediter- 

 ranean Pollution, Monitoring, and Research Program (MEDPOL) , and was 

 instrumental in establishing a Regional Oil Combating Center (ROCC) 

 to combat massive oil pollution in the Mediterranean. In 1975 it 

 established an Ecosystem Conservation Group (EGG) in which the lUCN, 

 UNESCO, and FAO participate. In cooperation with UNESCO, UNEP is 

 developing a Register of Rivers Discharging into the Oceans (RRDO). 



9. INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE: ICJ 



Established in 1946, the Court deals with cases including those 

 pertaining to fishery jurisdiction, the continental shelf, and other 

 marine affairs. It delivered an advisory opinion on the composition 

 of IMCO's Maritime Safety Committee. 



10. INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION: ILC 



Established in 1949, ILC is a permanent subsidiary body of UNGA 

 responsible for promoting the progressive development of international 

 law and its codification. It participates in the Law of the Sea 



