Summary
Highlights for Tuesday, 24 July 2018
Alfonso Ascencio-Herrera, ISA Legal Counsel and Deputy to the Secretary-General; Pearnel Charles, Minister of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jamaica; Michael Lodge, ISA Secretary-General; and Mariusz Orion Jędrysek, Assembly President
On Tuesday, 24 July, the Assembly of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) discussed the report of the ISA Secretary-General, with statements focusing on:
For extensive details on the day’s negotiations and to hear what delegates said in the corridors, see our daily Earth Negotiations Bulletin.
IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB+ Meeting Coverage, provided daily digital web coverage and daily reports in English and French from ISA-24. In addition, IISD Reporting Services, will publish a summary and analysis report from ISA-24 on Sunday, 29 July 2018.
Photos by IISD/ENB | Diego Noguera
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L-R: Michael Lodge, ISA Secretary-General; Pearnel Charles, Minister of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jamaica; Kathy Ann Brown, Jamaica; and Raquel Hudson, Minister’s Assistant
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Pearnel Charles, Minister of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jamaica
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Amb. Hiromasa Yamazaki, Japan
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Amb. Tian Qi, China
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Mehdi Remaoun, Algeria, on behalf of the African Group
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The Chilean delegation in discussion
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Kate Neilson, New Zealand
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Tidiani Couma, Monaco
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Bashar Almowaizri, Kuwait; and Amb. Malek Twal, Jordan
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Tano Koffi Bertin, Côte d’Ivoire
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Kathy Ann Brown, Jamaica, in a discussion with Carlos Alberto Michaelsen den Hartog, Brazil
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Burhan Gafoor, Singapore
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Graham Leung, Nauru
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Tommo Monthe, Cameroon; and Jean-Michel Despax, France
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Daniele Bosio, Italy
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Lowri Mai Griffiths, United Kingdom (UK)
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The delegation from Ecuador during informal consultations
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Sabita Nakarmi, Nepal
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Hau Do Suan, Myanmar
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Jeannette Mwangi, Kenya
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Tomasz Grysa, Holy See
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Alice Hicuburundi, UN Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (UNDOALOS)
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Philomène Verlaan and Lindsey Harris, Sargasso Sea Commission
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Jeemer Lippwe, Micronesia; and Juan José González Mijares, Mexico
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Tetsuya Yoshimoto, Amb. Hiromasa Yamazaki, and Shinichi Yamanaka, Japan
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Delegates from South Africa consult the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea
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Fitzgerald Jeffrey and Dr Diva Amon, Trinidad and Tobago
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Amadou Jaiteh, The Gambia; and Mohammed Atlassi, Morocco
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Esther Salamanca Aguado and Carlos García Soto, Spain
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Tom Diederen, Wini Broadbelt, and Laurens de Jonge, the Netherlands
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L-R: Patrik Schotte, Guy Sevrin and Wendy Bonne, Belgium
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L-R: Apete Soro and Malakai Finau, Fiji; Adi Talanaivini Mafi, Tonga; Dr Diva Amon, Trinidad and Tobago; and Epeli Maisema, Fiji
Around the Venue
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