Number of countries making progress in ratifying, accepting and implementing through legal, policy and institutional frameworks, ocean-related instruments that implement international law, as reflected in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, for the conservation and sustainable use of the oceans and their resources
Singapore ratified the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on 17 November 1994. Singapore ratified the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction on 24 September 2024.
Source : Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Definitions
The indicator tracks whether the country has made progress in ratifying, acceding to and implementing United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and its two implementing agreements through legal, policy and institutional frameworks.
Concepts
Singapore has participated in the three editions of the UN Ocean Conference that have been held since 2017.
Singapore has participated in the annual Meeting of States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (SPLOS) since 1994.
Singapore’s Ambassador for International Law Rena Lee presided over negotiations that led to adoption by consensus of the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement in June 2023, which entered into force in January 2026.
Singapore has participated in the two BBNJ Preparatory Commission sessions that have been held thus far.
Computational Method
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Disaggregation
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Data Source
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)
Data Collection
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Time Period
1994 onwards
Frequency
Annual
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