With reference to the UN General Assembly A/RES/72/73, which proclaimed the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development 2021–2030, the year 2025 marks the mid-point in the implementation of the Ocean Decade under the coordination of UNESCO-IOC and the launch of a mid-term evaluation process.

This document outlines the proposed scope, modalities, and timing of the mid-term evaluation process. Following discussions at the Executive Council it will be used to develop the detailed Terms of Reference of the evaluation, the results of which will be presented at the next IOC Assembly.

Financial and administrative implications: The evaluation will be funded through UNESCO’s Internal Oversight Service.

The proposed decision is referenced as Draft Resolution EC-57/[4.7] in the Action Paper (document IOC/EC-57/AP Prov. Rev.)