#London, December 4, 2019 – United Kingdom – The
Bahamas was elected by the 31st Assembly of the International
Maritime Organization (IMO), on the 29th November 2019, to serve on
the IMO Council for the period 2019-2021. The Bahamas will serve a two
-year term on the 40 member Council which will meet to commence its work on 5th
December 2019. Also elected to the Council, in category “C” are: Belgium,
Chile, Cyprus, Denmark, Egypt, Indonesia, Jamaica, Kenya, Kuwait, Malaysia,
Malta, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, the Philippines, Singapore, South Africa,
Thailand, and Turkey.
During
its term on the Council, The Bahamas has pledged to continue to provide
significant and practical inputs, in a collaborative way, on important issues
and to support the structural reforms, being considered by the IMO, which
represents the interest of the full spectrum of member states.
According
to an IMO release “The Council is the executive organ of IMO and is
responsible, under the Assembly, for supervising the work of the organization.
Between sessions of the Assembly, the Council performs all the functions of the
Assembly, except that of making recommendations to Governments on maritime
safety and pollution prevention.”
The IMO is the United Nations specialized agency with responsibility for the safety and security of shipping and the prevention of maritime pollution by ships.
Release: Ministry of Foreign Affairs