UNEP was asked to facilitate the strengthening of horizontal cooperation amongst the various Regional Seas organizations. Next Steps Based on the enthusiasm for greater interaction and collaboration expressed at this Second Global Meeting, UNEP has undertaken to organize a third meeting in June 2000. This meeting, to be hosted by the International Atomic Energy Agency at its Marine Environment Laboratory in Monaco, may address such common concerns as chemicals, trade, and oil spills and other matters involving the International Maritime Organization. In the meantime, UNEP will continue to strengthen its support for the revitalization of its flagship Regional Seas Programme. This article appeared in the first issue of Synergies, UNEP's newsletter on international environmental treaties, November 1999.
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