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Israel has jeopardized maritime safety by attacking Iranian energy infrastructure along the Persian Gulf coastline, a senior Iranian official stated on 18 June.

The Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), Arsenio Dominguez applauded the important commitments made at the United Nations Ocean Conference last week (9-13 June) in Nice, France, while urging countries to deliver on these promises as soon as possible.

During the 3rd UN Ocean Conference (June 9 to 13), Ministers from Panama and Canada – along with leaders from 35 other countries as well as the European Union as a whole – officially launched the High Ambition Coalition for a Quiet Ocean, the first global political coalition dedicated to reducing harmful ocean noise pollution.

UN Agencies ITU, ICAO, and IMO have expressed their “grave concern” over increase in jamming and spoofing of satellite navigation systems.  

Panama signed the United Nations Convention on the International Effects of Judicial Sales of Ships on 4 March 2025.

At the United Nations Headquarters during the High-level Week of the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly, maritime business leaders and cargo owners united in a powerful Joint Statement, emphasizing the urgent need for a global agreement on maritime decarbonization.

On the occasion of World Maritime Day, observed on September 26, UN Secretary-General António Guterres underscores the pivotal role of shipping in sustaining global economies and communities.

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has outlined its latest progress and plans to decarbonize global shipping by or around 2050, in a submission to the Bonn Climate Conference. 

UN Global Compact states that at our current rate, it will take 131 years before full gender equality is achieved. 

Global economic growth is projected to slow from an estimated 2.7 per cent in 2023 to 2.4 per cent in 2024, trending below the pre-pandemic growth rate of 3.0 per cent, according to the United Nations World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) 2024.