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“Situation unacceptable” UN Secretary-General echoes call for urgent and coordinated response as IMO launches anti-piracy action plan The escalating problem of piracy off the coast of Somalia is “completely unacceptable” and requires an urgent and coordinated response, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said at the launch of the IMO action plan to promote the 2011 IMO World Maritime Day theme: “Piracy: orchestrating ABOVE: Mr Ban welcomed IMO’s anti-piracy initiative BELOW: Mr Mitropoulos highlighted the human and economic costs the response”. Speaking at IMO’s London Headquarters, on 3 February, Mr Ban welcomed the decision of IMO to pay special attention to piracy during the year ahead. “This is a timely and important initiative,” he said. IMO has been combating maritime piracy for some time and a series of measures, developed with the co-operation of the littoral States and the support of the industry, helped significantly reduce piracy in the hot spots of the late 1990s and the early 2000s – the South China Sea and the Straits of Malacca and Singapore. However, the problem has lately manifested itself in other parts of the world, most notably – but not exclusively – off the coast of Somalia, in the Gulf of Aden and the wider Indian Ocean. IMO Secretary-General Efthimios E. Mitropoulos said “Piracy and kidnapping have blighted the maritime community for too long and it is seafarers who bear the brunt.” He added, “We believe that we can use the experience gained and the successes achieved in reducing piracy elsewhere to good effect in the current arena as well, but to do so requires a well orchestrated response.” Mr. Mitropoulos and Mr. Ban were joined at the launch by Ms Josette Sheeran, Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP); Mr. Yury Fedotov, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC); Mr. Robert Lorenz-Meyer, President of BIMCO, representing the shipping industry; and Mr. David Cockroft, General Secretary of the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), representing seafarers. All echoed their support for this latest IMO initiative. Mr Fedotov said, “It is clear that the only viable long-term solution to the Somali piracy problem is to restore law and order in Somalia, including in its waters. It is also clear that this solution is some years off and will require concerted and coordinated international effort. UNODC’s counter-piracy programme focuses on supporting regional prosecutions and on rebuilding Somalia’s criminal justice capacity.” Ms Sheeran focussed on the humanitarian aspect of the problem. Acknowledging the success of naval escorts in protecting food aid for Somalia, she also highlighted new challenges created by the worsening situation. “The presence of Somali pirates in an ever-expanding area is of great concern because they threaten not just food bound WWW.IMO.ORG FEATURE 11
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