The IMO Council has decided to live-stream its plenary meetings and make its documents accessible to the public, in a bid to boost transparency in the Organization.
Meeting in London from 8 to 12 July for its 132nd session, the Council took a series of decisions to modernize its approach and operations.
These include:
- Live-streaming plenary sessions of Council
- Releasing Council documents and summaries of decisions to the public
- Permanently establishing hybrid capabilities to enable for virtual and in-person participation in meetings
Enhancing multilingualism through a Strategic Framework for MultilingualismThe Council noted the ongoing progress on upgrading and improving the IMO’s Global Integrated Shipping Information System (GISIS). GISIS is a comprehensive online hub for the collection, processing and sharing of shipping-related data.
Executive Organ
The Council is the executive organ of IMO and is responsible, under the Assembly, for supervising the work of the Organization. The Council is made up of 40 Member States, elected by the Assembly for two-year terms.
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Source: Imo.org
