The High Risk Area (HRA) that marks the territory in which the Best Management Practices 4 should be adopted has been a vital tool in the state-industry collaboration to successfully contain piracy. The exact size of the HRA has become … Continue reading
During this week the current CGPCS chairmenship team from the EEAS is briefing the incoming team from the Republic of Seychelles. The Seychelles will take over the chairmenship from January 2016. On the agenda are items, such as the working … Continue reading
HEM Robert Dussey, Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Republic of Togo gave the keynote remarks at the CGPCS side event held on 9 July on the topic of “Supporting Pan African Goals for 2050.” The event was sponsored by Oceans … Continue reading
The final Communique of the 18th Plenary Meeting of the CGPCS has been published and is available in the CGPCS archives. The meeting chaired by the European External Action Service took place on the 8th of July 2015 at the United Nations … Continue reading
On July the 8th the 18th plenary of the CGPCS met at the UN in New York. Following up on the working group meetings the day prior, the plenary had a rich agenda. Three core issues emerged. Firstly, the importance … Continue reading
On the 7th of July, a day ahead of the CGPCS plenary, the working groups on capacity building and on operations met at the representation of the European Union in New York. The working group on capacity building took stock … Continue reading
In collaboration with Web UN TV, the chairman of the CGPCS for the first time presents a livestream of the plenary of the CGPCS. Please watch it by following this link.
For the first time it will be possible to follow the entire CGPCS plenary via webcast. UN Web TV will show the presentations and discussions live, on Wednesday, 8.7.2015, from 9.00 (CET). The video will also be made available on … Continue reading
Also the WG working on capacity will meet during the counter-piracy week in New York. Under the chairpersonship of the United Kingdom and the Indian Ocean Commission the WG aims at improving the coordination in the field of capacity building. … Continue reading
The Co-Chairs of the Working Group on Maritime Counter-piracy and Mitigation Operations have announced the agenda for the next meeting. The meeting will be held in conjunction with the CGPCS’s 18th Plenary Session and take place in New York on 7th July … Continue reading