Saudi Arabia Donates $1 Million to IMO

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Saudi Arabia Donates $1 Million to IMO

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has contributed $1 million to the International Maritime Organization’s technical cooperation activities.

  • By Jessica Davis
  • Nov 27, 2017

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has contributed $1 million to the International Maritime Organization’s technical cooperation activities. The check was presented to IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim by His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Nawaf Al Saud, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the United Kingdom.

The $1 million in funds is allocated as follows:

• $250,000 to support both the Djibouti Code of Conduct and the Jeddah Amendment to the Djibouti Code of Conduct 2017 that together help signatory States to counter piracy and other illicit activities that threaten safety of navigation in the Gulf of Aden and western Indian Ocean area.

• $50,000 to combat piracy in West and Central Africa.

• $250,000 to support the activities of the IMO Integrated Technical Cooperation Programme.

• $50,000 to support and strengthen the role of women working in the maritime sector in the Arab world.

• $300,000 for the Endowment Fund of the World Maritime University (WMU) in Sweden.

• $100,000 to the International Maritime Law Institute (IMLI) in Malta to support some scholarships.

About the Author

Jessica Davis is an Associate Content Editor for 1105 Media.

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