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The IMO is committed to promoting the creation of a corridor to allow seafarers and ships to leave the Black Sea and Sea of Azov region
Mandated to Kitack Lim to cooperate with stakeholders
March 14, 2022
The deliberation of the Council of the IMO takes note, inter alia, of the fact that Ukraine has expressed on several serious occasions concerns about the illegal unilateral actions of the Federation Russian in Crimea and their consequences for the security of the navigation in the northern part of the Black Sea, in the Sea of Azov and in the Kerch Strait. Also remember that the resolution of the United Nations General Assembly of 2 March last condemned the declaration by the Russian Federation of a "special military operation" in Ukraine, deplored in the strongest terms the aggression by the Russian Federation against Ukraine in breach of Article 2(4) of the Statute and called on the Russian Federation to immediately cease use of force against Ukraine and to refrain from any further illegal threat or use of force against any Member State. In addition, the resolution strongly condemns the violation by the Russian Federation of territorial integrity and sovereignty of a Member State of the United Nations and its territorial waters and deplores Russia's attacks on ships merchant ships, their seizures, including research vessels and rescue, which threaten the safety and well-being of maritime and marine environment.
The IMO Council also welcomed the proposal to adopt a series of measures to reduce suffering seafarers and their families, including inter alia the authorisation of ships to sail from the ports of Ukraine on as soon as possible without danger of attack and, for ships that do not can leave immediately or who cannot do it safely due to the presence of mines or other hazards, the establishment of humanitarian corridors allowing seafarers to leave the area of conflict in safety and return home. It is also required to States to ensure that seafarers have access to their wages and consider exempting their seafarers from military service obligatory.
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The deliberation of the Council of the IMO takes note, inter alia, of the fact that Ukraine has expressed on several serious occasions concerns about the illegal unilateral actions of the Federation Russian in Crimea and their consequences for the security of the navigation in the northern part of the Black Sea, in the Sea of Azov and in the Kerch Strait. Also remember that the resolution of the United Nations General Assembly of 2 March last condemned the declaration by the Russian Federation of a "special military operation" in Ukraine, deplored in the strongest terms the aggression by the Russian Federation against Ukraine in breach of Article 2(4) of the Statute and called on the Russian Federation to immediately cease use of force against Ukraine and to refrain from any further illegal threat or use of force against any Member State. In addition, the resolution strongly condemns the violation by the Russian Federation of territorial integrity and sovereignty of a Member State of the United Nations and its territorial waters and deplores Russia's attacks on ships merchant ships, their seizures, including research vessels and rescue, which threaten the safety and well-being of maritime and marine environment.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
