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Ninth Session of the Open-ended
Informal Consultative Process
on Oceans and the Law of the Sea
UN Headquarters, New York | 23-27 June 2008
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ICP Concludes Panel Discussion
On Wednesday, delegates to the ninth meeting of the UN Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea (Consultative Process or ICP-9) reconvened in a discussion panel on maritime security and safety. In the morning, presentations were made and a discussion was held focusing on people at sea. In the afternoon, panelists and delegates addressed issues relating to enhancing cooperation, coordination and integration, and increasing capacity building.
Above: Co-Chairs Ridgeway and Badji.
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Wednesday, 25 June
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Discussion Panel: Focus on People at Sea
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Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry, International Labor Organization, said decent working conditions aboard ships and fishing vessels are essential to maritime security and safety.
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Jon Whitlow, International Transport Workers' Federation, discussed safety and security issues confronting seafarers.
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Simon Bennett, International Shipping Federation.
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Sierra Leone.
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Anja Klug, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, spoke on the treatment of migrants and refugees rescued at sea.
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Aïcha Belarbi, University Mohammed V, Morocco, discussed the safety of persons at sea in the Mediterranean.
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Serge Segura, France.
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Ileana Villalobos, Venezuela.
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Anet Pino, Cuba.
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Spain.
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Discussion Panel: Enhancing Cooperation, Coordination and
Integration, and Increasing Capacity-Building
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Brad Kieserman, US Coast Guard, discussed current activities and opportunities for strengthening coordination and integration at all levels.
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Arif Havas Oegrosena, Department of Foreign Affairs, Indonesia, emphasized the importance of maritime security to ASEAN countries.
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Magnus Addico, Maritime Organisation of West and Central Africa, discussed efforts to improve maritime safety and security in the region and the Gulf of Guinea.
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Liberia.
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Ifeyinwa Angela Nworgu, Nigeria.
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Maria Teresa Mesquita Pessôa, Brazil.
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Jan Otte, NATO.
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Harlan Cohen, IUCN.
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Bing Li, China.
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Side Event
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The World Ocean Council held a lunchtime side event on "Industry leadership and collaboration in ocean sustainability."
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Around the Consultative Process
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DOALOS staff worked into the evening.
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