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Malaysia’s position as
council member of the
IMO will certainly help in
ensuring the interests of
international shipping lines
are taken care of.
IMO has also established the International
Maritime Law Institute, in Malta, to help ensure
that sufficient maritime law experts, with
appropriate knowledge and skills, are available to
assist in the implementation and enforcement of
international maritime law and, more particularly,
the vast body of rules and regulations developed
under the aegis of IMO − especially within
developing countries.
Since 2006, a linkage between the ITCP and
the United Nations Millennium Development Goals
(MDGs) has been established to ensure that those
ITCP activities that contribute to the MDGs be
given high priority, taking into account the special
needs of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and the
particular transport needs of Africa
The issue of sustainable development is also
coming into focus with support for new initiatives
to promote sustainable maritime development.
10. HOW IT WORKS
IMO works through a number of specialist
committees and sub-committees. Each of these
bodies is composed of representatives of Member
States.
Formal arrangements for co-operation have
been established with more than 60 interGovernmental organisations, while more than 70
non-Governmental international organisations
have been granted consultative status to
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participate in the work of various bodies in
an observer capacity. These organisations
represent a wide spectrum of maritime,
legal and environmental interests and they
contribute to the work of the various organs and
commit Y\