Tag: The Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia
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Keeping pirates at bay
Training and capacity building pays off. UN says anti-piracy fund has boosted maritime security in Somalia The UN counter-piracy fund that has been in existence since 2011 has boosted maritime […]
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CGPCS meets up
CGPCS meeting provides little comfort. Piracy in the Indian Ocean: the number of incidents rising Incidents at sea are on the rise. Between January 2017 and March this year, 78 cases […]
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OBP lists 3 priority areas
NGO prioritises areas to be tackled. Oceans Beyond Piracy Lists 3 Priority Areas By Aiswarya Lakshmi Oceans Beyond Piracy (OBP) remains committed to three priority areas that will guide our […]
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Progress in HRA controversy
Countries hope to reduce size of High Risk Area. Progress in HRA controversy: CGPCS participants agree on process On the 13th of March an extra-ordinary meeting of the CGPCS was […]
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China helps fight piracy off Somalia
International naval forces still suppressing piracy in region. China helps fight piracy off Somalia A senior US State Department official praised China’s efforts in global counterpiracy in the waters off […]
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EU to Host Counter Piracy Meeting in New York
The European Union, this year’s chair of the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia European Union to Host Counter Piracy Meeting in New York by Fred Stern […]
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No Time for Complacency on Piracy
In 2011, 176 ships were attacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia. No Time for Complacency on Piracy Maciej Popowski Deputy-Secretary General of the European External Action Service In […]
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New Resource
The Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia has launched its official website at www.thecgpcs.org. The Contact Group, or CGPCS is a voluntary, ad hoc international forum of […]
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Threat Remains
Somali piracy remains a threat to maritime vessels from all over the world, according to members of the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia. “We all know […]
