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UN Climate Change Talks Fall Out Amid Threats Of A Walkout

  • Delegates at IMO failed to agree to targets that would meet the Paris Agreement, as they had originally agreed to do in 2018, a deal the shipping industry hailed as ‘historic’ and which 100 countries had voted on.
  • By projecting such weak enforcement of its own laws into the proposals on GHG emissions for the global shipping fleet, will increase climate risk and push the world beyond the permissible limits.
  • It also increases the chance that the IMO will be broken up into a regional set of...

https://mfame.guru/un-climate-change-talks-fall-out-amid-threats-of-a-walkout/

UN Agencies Plea for Urgent Action on Crew Changes

UN agencies issue urgent calls for action on crew changes implementing already-agreed guidance, says an article published in BIMCO website. 

Travel restrictions in place

Travel restrictions in place due to the unprecedented Covid-19 pandemic, has resulted in some ports and airports closing, with ships and aircraft denied entry. 

It has also resulted in restrictive measures for foreign nationals travelling to or from the country.

Flights to ensure crew changeovers 

The International Civil Aviation...

https://mfame.guru/un-agencies-plea-for-urgent-action-on-crew-changes/

Global COVID-19 Response: Countries Call for Independent Virus Probe!

  • Australia was the first nation to call for an independent inquiry into the origins of COVID-19. The Government is claiming credit for “toughening up” the initial proposal suggested by the EU.
  • More than 100 countries, led by the European Union and Australia, have backed a resolution to independently review the global response to the coronavirus pandemic.
  • The WHO said an independent review of the global coronavirus response would begin as soon as possible and it received backing and a hefty...

https://mfame.guru/global-covid-19-response-countries-call-for-independent-virus-probe/