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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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Delegates Discuss Organized Crime and Maritime Safety
On Tuesday, 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 on prevention and suppression of transnational organized crime. In the afternoon, delegates addressed issues relating to experiences and challenges in maritime safety.
Above: Co-Chair Lori Ridgeway, Canada, Greg O'Brien and Thomas Laughlin, US, and Holger Martinsen, Argentina, conferring during the lunch break.
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Tuesday, 24 June
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Discussion Panel: Combating Transnational Organized Crime
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Ana Isabel Sánchez Ruiz, European Commission, described EU activities to combat smuggling of migrants and trafficking of persons by sea.
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Gunnar Stølsvik, Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs, Norway, stressed that large-scale IUU fishing is frequently conducted by global criminal networks.
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Anthony Stafford Franklin, Director, Institute of Marine Affairs, Trinidad and Tobago, discussed prevention and suppression of transnational organized crime in the Caribbean.
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J. Ashley Roach, US Department of State, highlighted multilateral instruments on organized crime, migrant smuggling at sea, illicit trafficking of drugs and threats posed by ships.
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Aïcha Belarbi, Morocco.
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Uruguay.
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Chang-Hoon Shin, Republic of Korea.
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Anne-Beth Skrede, WWF.
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Anthony Moore, Trinidad and Tobago.
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Matthew Gianni, Natural Resources Defense Counsel.
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Panel Discussion: Experiences and Challenges in Maritime Safety
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Simon Bennett, International Chamber of Shipping, discussed his organization's experiences and challenges in maritime security.
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Koji Sekimizu, Maritime Safety Division, IMO, discussed ways in which IMO's security measures have expanded along with the growth of international shipping.
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Majed Sahel Mohammed Mastoor, Training Institute of the Yemen Coast Guard, emphasized capacity-building initiatives on maritime security and safety.
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Brendan McRandle, Office of Transport Security, Australia, emphasized the importance of industry responsibility for risk management.
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Walter Alfredo Guido, Viña del Mar Agreement Secretariat, emphasized the need for balance between shipping profitability and reliability.
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Neil Frank Ferrer, the Philippines.
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Valerie Browne, Barbados.
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Side Event
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Members of the United Nations Inter-agency Group on the Treatment of Persons Rescued at Sea held a lunchtime side event.
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