Tag: UN

  • Israel Asks UN to Stop Gaza Bound Ship

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    On Tuesday, Israel’s UN ambassador asked the world body to try to convince a Swedish ship carrying rights’ activists not to try to break the Jewish state’s barricade of the […]

  • No country for Pirates

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    The problem is far from over, however, the mix of armed private security and the international naval armada appears to be winning the war on piracy in the Horn of Africa. […]

  • Maritime Security Summit

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    And as piracy continues to be on the rise, the United Nations is now pushing for a summit meeting of West African leaders aimed at thwarting high seas crimes in […]

  • UN Sanctioned

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    The Asian Shipowners’ Forum proposes United Nations-sanctioned armed personnel to guard ships transiting high-risk areas in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean. CALL FOR UN GUARDS GROWS AS ASIAN […]

  • Dangerous Partnership

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    The United Nations is increasingly hiring Private Military and Security Companies (PMSCs) for a wide array of security services. The UN’s leadership says these services are needed to protect the […]

  • Effect on Homeland Security

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    In order to mitigate the ripple effects on US Homeland security, industry experts want specialist teams from commercial security firms deployed on every ship that sails in the danger zone […]

  • UN Protection

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    Asian shipowners to lobby global shipping industry for support on proposal to deploy UN troops on merchant vessels to combat pirate attacks in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean. […]

  • UN Calls

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    According to a report from Lloyd’s List, the Asian Shipowners’ Forum Safe Navigation & Environment Committee has joined in calls  to the UN to take action to curb the scourge […]

  • Asian Calls

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    According to a report from Lloyd’s List, the Asian Shipowners’ Forum Safe Navigation & Environment Committee has joined in calls  to the UN to take action to curb the scourge of […]

  • Under Pressure

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    As the Roundtable of Shipping Associations call for the establishment of a U.N. force of armed military guards onboard merchant ships, there are many who believe that such a step would […]

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