Training needs for Djibouti code of conduct region being developed at national focal points meeting in new training centre
11/11/2015 National and regional needs being identified during a two-day meeting this week (11-12 November) will form the basis of a programme of activities for a newly-completed training centre in Djibouti. National focal points representing signatory states to the 2009 Djibouti Code of Conduct will also look at ways to seek further support and funding.
The meeting will build on the success of the Code in contributing to the reduction of piracy in the western Indian Ocean. IMO continues to support Member States implementing the Code through its Integrated Technical Cooperation Programme and through the Djibouti Code Trust Fund. It also maintains a presence in the region, focussed on the Code, with two staff members based in Nairobi, Kenya, whose primary role is training. The meeting is taking place at the centre, which will be formally opened on Thursday (12 November).
