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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 Delegates Prepare for Final Day
On Thursday morning, 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 to briefly address issues related to enhancing cooperation, coordination and integration, and increased capacity building. Delegates then reconvened in plenary for a general exchange of views on areas of concern and actions needed. In the afternoon, delegates discussed inter-agency cooperation and coordination, addressed issues that could benefit from attention in the UN General Assembly's future work, and heard a general round of comments on the Co-Chairs' paper on possible elements to be suggested to the UN General Assembly.
Above: Participants during Thursday's discussions.
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Thursday, 26 June
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Discussion Panel: Enhancing Cooperation, Coordination and
Integration, and Increasing Capacity-Building
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Marc Mes, Transport Canada, outlined Canada's international maritime security efforts.
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Koji Sekimizu, IMO.
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Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry, ILO.
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Areas of Concern and Actions Needed
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Yolanda Alaniz Pasini, Sierra Club.
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Yeo Seow Peng, Singapore.
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Awni Behnam, International Ocean Institute.
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Amb. Saviour Borg, Malta.
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Mahe Tupouniua, Tonga.
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Amb. Ali'ioaiga Feturi Elisaia, Samoa.
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Renée Sauvé, Canada.
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Solomon Islands.
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Kristen Cevoli, Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization.
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Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection (GESAMP).
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Cooperation and Coordination
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Anne Rogers, UN-Oceans.
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Salif Diop, UNEP.
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Alan Simcock, Group of Experts for the Assessment of Assessments.
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Items that could Benefit from Future Attention
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Dire Tladi, South Africa.
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Nicolás Guerrero, Mexico.
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Side Event
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The United States held a lunchtime side event on "Building Partnership Capacity for Maritime Safety and Security." Presentations were made on partnership efforts in Africa, and on Maritime Security and Safety Information Systems.
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