1. Promoting and developing the marine scientific and technological capacity of developing States, in particular the least developed countries and small island States, with a view to accelerating their social and economic development, is essential for the effective implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 ("the Convention").
1. 促进和发展发展中国家，特别是最不发达国家和小岛屿国家的海洋科学和技术能力，以期加快它们的社会和经济发展，对于1982年12月10日《联合国海洋法公约》("公约")的有效执行至为重要。