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 United Nations Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea


Ninth meeting, 23-27 June 2008

 

Discussion Panel “Maritime security and safety

 

List of Panellists

 

Panellist

Affiliation

Presentation

Segment 1:  Overview of threats to maritime security, their impacts and responses thereto, with a focus on piracy and armed robbery against ships

(23 June, 3 p.m. - 6 p.m.)

Mr. Stuart Kaye

Professor, Chair in Law

Melbourne Law School

The University of Melbourne

Australia

Overview of threats to maritime security and their impacts

 

Abstract / Presentation

Mr. Pottengal Mukundan
Director

International Maritime Bureau

International Chamber of Commerce

Challenges in implementation and enforcement, with a focus on piracy and armed robbery

 

Abstract / Presentation / Note to the presentation

Mr. Yoshiaki Ito

Executive Director

Information Sharing Centre

Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP)

"Combating Piracy & Armed Robbery at Sea - the Asian Experience"

 

Abstract / Presentation

Mr. Arif Havas Oegroseno

Director of Treaties for Political, Security and Territorial Affairs

Department of Foreign Affairs

Indonesia

"Threats to Maritime Security and Responses Thereto: A Focus on Armed Robbery against Ships at Sea in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore Indonesian Experience"

 

 

Abstract / Presentation

Ms. Nancy Karigithu

Director

Kenya Maritime Authority

Kenya

"Role Played by Kenya in the Fight Against Piracy and armed robbery against ships in Waters off the Coast of Somalia"

 

Abstract / Presentation

Segment 2:  Prevention and suppression of transnational organized crime

(24 June, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.)

Mr. J. Ashley Roach Attorney-Adviser

Office of the Legal Adviser, Department of State

United States of America

Overview of actions taken to address transnational organized crime

 

Abstract / Presentation

Mr. Anthony Stafford Franklin

Director

Institute of Marine Affairs

Trinidad and Tobago

"Prevention and suppression of transnational organized crime"

 

Abstract / Presentation

Ms. Ana Isabel Sánchez Ruiz

Policy Officer

Directorate General Justice, Freedom and Security

European Commission

"The European Union approach to transnational organized crime and challenges in implementation and enforcement with a particular focus on smuggling and trafficking of persons by sea"

 

Abstract / Presentation

Mr. Gunnar Stølsvik

Senior Adviser

Resource Management Section

Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs

Norway

"Transnational organized fisheries crime as a maritime security issue"

 

Abstract / Presentation

Segment 3: Experiences and challenges in maritime safety

(24 June, 3 p.m. - 6 p.m.)

Mr. Koji Sekimizu

Director

Maritime Safety Division

International Maritime Organization (IMO)

"An Overview of Current Issues and Future Challenges in Maritime Safety"

 

Abstract / Presentation / Note to the presentation

Mr. Simon Bennett

Secretary

International Chamber of Shipping (ICS)

Challenges in implementation and enforcement: flag State perspective

 

Abstract / Presentation / Note to the presentation

Mr. Walter Alfredo Guido

Argentine Coast Guard Liaison Officer l

Secretaría del Acuerdo Latinoamericano sobre Control de Buques por el Estado Rector del Puerto (Viña del Mar Agreement Secretariat) 

Challenges in implementation and enforcement: Port State perspective

 

Abstract / Presentation

Mr. Majed Sahel Mohammed Mastoor

Executive Officer

Training Institute of the Yemen Coast Guard

Yemen

Challenges in implementation and enforcement: coastal State perspective

 

Abstract / Presentation

Mr. Brendan McRandle

Section Head

Office of Transport Security, Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government

Australia

"An ‘all hazards approach’ to maritime safety and security issues in the context of the Australian offshore oil and gas industry"

 

 

Abstract / Presentation

Segment 4:  Focus on people at sea

(25 June, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.)

Ms. Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry

Director

International Labour Standards Department

International Labour Organization

International Labour Office (ILO)

"International Labour Standards and Decent Work: Taking account of the `people factor’ in an integrated approach to improved maritime security and safety"

 

Abstract / Presentation

Mr. Jon Whitlow

Secretary

Seafarers', Fisheries and Inland Navigation Sections

International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF)

Safety and security issues confronting seafarers and fishers

 

Abstract / Presentation

Ms. Anja Klug

Senior Legal Officer

Division of International Protection Services

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

"The Treatment of Migrants and Refugees at Sea"

 

Abstract / Presentation

Ms. Aïcha Belarbi

Professor and Researcher

Mohammed V University

Morocco

"Quelle sécurité des personnes en mer ? Le cas de la mer méditerranée"

 

Abstract / Presentation

Segment 5: Maritime security and safety: Enhancing cooperation, coordination and integration, and increasing capacity-building

(25 June, 3 p.m. - 6 p.m.)

Mr. Brad J. Kieserman

Chief

Operations Law Group

United States Coast Guard Headquarters

Office of Maritime & International Law

Current activities and opportunities for strengthening coordination/integration at all levels (for example, within States, regionally and globally)

 

Abstract / Presentation

Mr. Magnus Teye Addico

Secretary General

Maritime Organization for West and Central Africa (MOWCA)

"Maritime security threats and responses in the West and Central African Sub-Region/Gulf of Guinea"

 

Abstract / Presentation

Mr. Arif Havas Oegroseno

Director of Treaties for Political, Security and Territorial Affairs

Department of Foreign Affairs

Indonesia

"Dialogue and Cooperation in Maritime Security of ASEAN and ASEAN Regional Forum"

 

Abstract / Presentation

Mr. Marc Mes

Chairman

Maritime Security Sub-Group of the Maritime Experts Group of the APEC Transportation Working Group

"Maritime Security and Safety: Enhancing Cooperation, Coordination and Integration, and Increasing Capacity-Building"

 

Abstract / Presentation / Note to the presentation