Consultants from ECOWAS member states met in Lomé, Togo, exactly between Could 6 and eight, 2024, to look at intimately the draft supplementary Act referring to cooperation in suppressing illicit maritime actions within the ECOWAS area.
The draft supplementary Act is to ascertain a framework and assign obligations to make sure that full, correct and dependable information of the actions of ECOWAS establishments and specialised companies are created, acquired, retained, accessed and disposed of in a typical and accepted method.
The assembly raised consciousness of using the asset administration coverage and guide, improved understanding of the information administration coverage and guide, ready for administration approval of the validated asset administration coverage, and ready for administration approval of the validated asset administration coverage and guide.
On the occasion, contributors mentioned and offered the small print of the draft Supplementary Act to authorities specialists from ECOWAS member states, with a view to clarifying its goals and acquiring suggestions and technical enter for its simpler implementation.
This assembly, organised by ECOWAS in collaboration with the United Nations Workplace on Medicine and Crime (UNODC) through the help of the EU-funded SWAIMS venture, is thought to be an necessary step in the direction of enhanced cooperation within the repression of illicit maritime actions within the ECOWAS area, thus, contributing to the area’s safety and stability.
Delivering his keynote tackle on the occasion, the Chief of Workers of the Togolese Navy, Babate Atatoum acknowledged that the present safety challenges require pressing motion whereas expressing his gratitude to all of the companions concerned in making the occasion successful.
Equally, the consultant of the United Nations Workplace on Medicine and Crime (UNODC), Francis Omiunu reaffirmed UNODC’s dedication to the struggle towards illicit actions within the maritime area, at the same time as he thanked the European Union(EU) for its monetary help, and ECOWAS for its efforts on this essential space for safety in West Africa.
Furthermore, consultant of the European Union Delegation in Togo, Paolo Salvia underlined the significance of this assembly, mentioning that maritime security issues all States require a shared dedication.
The pinnacle of Division, Regional Safety, Dr. Dieng Abdourahmane, on his half, confused the significance of this assembly in clarifying the goals of the draft supplementary Act referring to cooperation in suppressing illicit maritime actions within the ECOWAS area., and acquiring technical suggestions for efficient implementation of the suggestions made.
In the meantime, the minister counsellor for the Sea, Stanislas Baba recalled the dangerous results of maritime acts in ECOWAS regional waters, thus, underlining the essential significance of correct shaping and implementation of this supplementary Act.
This workshop introduced collectively contributors from varied departments of the ECOWAS Fee, its establishments and companies, and was organised with the help of GIZ.
