The Assembly of the International Maritime Organization has elected the following States to be Members of its Council for the 2010-2011 biennium:

Category (a)??? 10 States with the largest interest in providing international shipping services:

China, Greece, Italy, Japan, Norway, Panama, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, United Kingdom, United States.

Category (b)?? 10 States with the largest interest in international seaborne trade:

Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, India, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden.

Category
(c)??? 20 States not elected under (a) or (b) above, which have special
interests in maritime transport or navigation and whose election to the
Council will ensure the representation of all major geographic areas of
the world:

Australia, Bahamas, Belgium, Chile, Cyprus, Denmark,
Egypt, Indonesia, Jamaica, Kenya, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Nigeria, the
Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Thailand, Turkey.

The
Council is the executive organ of IMO and is responsible, under the
Assembly, for supervising the work of the Organization.? Between
sessions of the Assembly, the Council performs all the functions of the
Assembly, except that of making recommendations to Governments on
maritime safety and pollution prevention.

The 26th session of the IMO Assembly is being held at IMO Headquarters, London, from 23 November to 4 December 2009.

Background

The
Assembly is IMO’s governing body. All 169 Member States and three
Associate Members are entitled to attend, as are the intergovernmental
organizations with which agreements of co operation have been
concluded, and non-governmental organizations in consultative status
with IMO.? The Assembly normally meets once every two years in regular
session. It is responsible for approving the work programme, voting the
budget and determining the financial arrangements of the Organization.
It also elects the Council.

IMO – the International Maritime
Organization – is the United Nations specialized agency with
responsibility for the safety and security of shipping and the
prevention of marine pollution by ships.

Source: IMO

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