Greece along with India and the Philippines co-organized a UNSC Arria-formula meeting on ‘Maritime Safety and Security: Protection of seafarers’. The meeting was co-sponsored by Denmark, Panama, Japan and Romania. The Secretary-General of the IMO delivered welcoming remarks while the panel briefers included experts on the field from Greece, the Philippines and India.
The meeting underscored that:
➡️ seafarers remain essential to international maritime transport and the continuous operation of global trade
➡️ seafarers play a key role in supporting international shipping and in maintaining global supply chains
➡️ it is important to raise awareness and to create appropriate conditions, which promote women’s empowerment and foster the elimination of discrimination
➡️ seafarers are facing various risks, including those arising from the pandemic, conflict and terrorist activities, and abandonment
➡️ seafarers’ well-being, training and safety are indispensable to maritime security and global prosperity.
We thank the many UN MS for their broad participation and contribution to this important dialogue. Watch the meeting at UN web-TV.
Read Greece’s statement here.
Watch Greece’s statement here.