Revoked by A.986(24)

Resolution A.873(20)

TECHNICAL CO-OPERATION AS A MEANS OF PROMOTING THE ACCEPTANCE AND IMPLEMENTATION OF IMO INSTRUMENTS

(Adopted on 27 November 1997)

THE ASSEMBLY

RECOGNIZING that IMO was the first organization within the United Nations system formally to accept and establish a Technical Co-operation Committee,

RECOGNIZING ALSO the continued commitment of Member States to the objectives of the Organization as evidenced by their ratification of most of the instruments adopted by IMO,

RECOGNIZING FURTHER the continuous efforts to promote the world wide acceptance and implementation of the instruments of the Organization,

RECALLING resolution A.500(XII), which states that implementation of IMO instruments is a high priority item and that all proposals for new conventions and/or amendments to existing conventions should only be entertained on the basis of a clear and well-documented demonstration of compelling need,

BEING COGNIZANT that the proliferation of amendments to IMO instruments and the adoption of new instruments could increase the difficulties some Member States are facing in the implementation of existing instruments, thus resulting in different levels of implementation in different regions of the world,

BEING AWARE that a substantial portion of the Organization's regular budget is funded by developing countries,

RECOGNIZING that technical co-operation is a two-way process and that feedback from Member States on the results of any technical assistance they receive can contribute significantly to the effectiveness of technical co operation,

BEING DESIROUS of ensuring uniform global implementation of existing IMO instruments by all Member States,