UN sustainable development goals

Watch: IMO supports women empowerment in the maritime community

Due to the International Women’s Day 2019, IMO highlights the position of women in the maritime sector. IMO launches a video trailer for a forthcoming film which will showcase success stories of how IMO’s Women in Maritime programme has positively affected women in ports, on the shoreside and on ships. A series of profiles of individual women also launched on March 8, aiming to inspire the next generation.

The trailer and profiles were unveiled to delegates to the Sub-Committee on Ship Systems...

https://safety4sea.com/watch-imo-supports-women-empowerment-in-the-maritime-community/

International Women’s Day: How well is women’s leadership advancing in shipping?

Since 1911, when the first International Women’s Day was celebrated and supported by over one million people, every 8th of March is another reminder of the inequality and another step towards the achievement of a world with equal opportunities for sexes. On the occasion of this year’s IWD, SAFETY4SEA focuses on a very specific aspect of sex discrimination: Women in leadership roles.

The participation of more women in leadership roles is a major field of the global fight to equality. Although an...

https://safety4sea.com/cm-international-womens-day-how-well-is-womens-leadership-advancing-in-shipping/

IMO’s gender programme in the spotlight

As the International Women’s Day 2019 approaches, IMO’s Women in Maritime programme and this year’s World Maritime Day theme were given increased visibility at the Houses of Parliament, London, on 4 March 2019, during a session on Women, Peace and Conflict Resolution.

On the occasion of the event, information was provided on the strategic approach IMO has taken towards enhancing the contribution of women as key stakeholders over the last 31 years.

Within the framework of maritime development, and...

https://safety4sea.com/imos-gender-programme-in-the-spotlight/

WISTA releases pledge for women inclusion in the shipping industry

The Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA) launched its inclusion pledge. The pledge addresses the under-representation of women in the maritime industry via a series of statements to adopt diversity through individual action and personal responsibility.

Individuals are called to sign the pledge to support a diverse and inclusive maritime sector. Signatories of the pledge will commit to:

Embrace diversity of thought (including gender, race, ethnicity, and age) and contribute...

https://safety4sea.com/wista-releases-pledge-for-women-inclusion-in-the-shipping-industry/

World Wildlife Day gives emphasis on underwater life

UN member states and international organizations met at the United Nations Headquarters on February 1st to celebrate the UN World Wildlife Day, which takes place every year on March 3. This year’s theme was: Life below water: for people and planet.

Until today, more than 240,000 marine species have been identified in the ocean, while scientists continue to discover about 2,000 new species every year.

However, marine wildlife experiences multiple threats including:

  • Climate change, causing ocean...

https://safety4sea.com/world-wildlife-day-gives-emphasis-on-underwater-life/

European countries must take action to reduce underwater noise, report says

A recent report by OceanCare, International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), Seas at Risk and Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), found that the EU could fail to protect marine wildlife from the impacts of intense underwater noise levels by 2020, despite a requirement to do so under EU marine law.

According to the 2008 European legislation of the Marine Directive, European governments must take action in several areas, to make seas clean and healthy again by 2020. One of these areas is under...

https://safety4sea.com/european-countries-must-take-action-to-reduce-underwater-noise-report-says/

Climate action the mega driver to achieve UN SDGs, says UN Global Compact CEO

Climate action is the mega driver to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development or, in other words, urgent action to halt climate change and deal with its impacts is integral to the successful implementation of all 17 of the Sustainable Development Goals, says Lise Kingo, CEO and Executive Director of UN Global Compact.

The recent report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) sent a stark reminder of the challenge of climate change, noting that in order to hold global...

https://safety4sea.com/climate-action-the-mega-driver-to-achieve-un-sdgs-says-un-global-compact-ceo/

IMO launches new logo for its “Women in Maritime” program

IMO launched a new logo for its Women in Maritime programme, as part of its mission to support the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls. The primary objective of the program is to encourage IMO Member States to open the doors of their maritime institutes to enable women to train alongside men and acquire the high-level of competence that the maritime industry demands.

Helen Buni, Program Leader, commented

The IMO Women in Maritime...

https://safety4sea.com/imo-launches-new-logo-for-its-women-in-maritime-program/

EU discusses sustainability by 2030 and Brexit preparedness

The Commission published on January 30 a Reflection Paper on a Sustainable Europe by 2030. The Paper forms part of the EU’s firm commitment to deliver on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, including on the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. Also, under the possibility of a no-deal Brexit scenario European Commission adopted a final set of contingency proposals.

Mainly, concerning sustainability, the Paper questions on how these goals can be best achieved and how the European Union...

https://safety4sea.com/eu-discusses-sustainability-by-2030-and-brexit-preparedness/

Port of Barcelona commits to meet Sustainable Development Goals

The president of the Port of Barcelona, ​​Mercè Conesa, and the president of the Spanish Network of the United Nations Global Compact, Ángel Pes, met to discuss different formulas so that the Catalan port continues its sustainable development. Namely, the inclusion of new companies in the Sectorial Sustainability Plan of the Port of Barcelona was considered as one of the most important initiatives to move in this direction.

The Port of Barcelona joined last year to the Ten Principles of the...

https://safety4sea.com/port-of-barcelona-commits-to-meet-sustainable-development-goals/

+ More