3 times a year for 7 weeks, in a total of 21 weeks per year, within the maximum limit
of 26 weeks per year as stated in the UNCLOS. Until now, by the end of the fortynine session (March 2019), the CLCS have held 254 weeks of meetings at United
Nations Headquarters, 70 of which will have been plenary weeks, and 184 weeks at
the level of the Subcommissions.
Up to the present term, the States Parties to the UNCLOS elected from among
their nationals 59 members to the CLCS from 40 States (see members’ list). Two
members have been serving on the CLCS since its establishment and only two
women have been elected to the CLCS (present term).
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Submissions received
New submissions received
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Fig. 11.2 Status of progress of newly received submissions (dark blue) and the impact of the added
resubmissions in the total workload (red). Status as of end 2019 (Data provided from the DOALOS
website — https://www.un.org/Depts/los/clcs_new/commission_submissions.htm)
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Recommendations issued on new submissions
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Fig. 11.3 Status of progress of issued recommendations on new submissions (dark blue) and on
resubmissions (red). Status as of end 2019 (Data provided from the DOALOS website — https://
www.un.org/Depts/los/clcs_new/commission_submissions.htm)
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