Jakarta, (Antara) - Indonesia has been appointed as a member of the Executive Council of Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for the 2017-2019 period.
The decision was made during the 29th Assembly Meeting of the IOC UNESCO at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris.
"As a member of the IOC Executive Council, the government should improve the management, facilities, and infrastructure of maritime science and technology as well as the strategic maritime research program," Nani Hendiarti, assistant to the deputy in charge of maritime science and technology of the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs office, noted in a statement, here, Friday.
Indonesia had lobbied for the position since the Informal Consultation Process on the Effects of Climate Change on Oceans was held at the UN Headquarters in New York on May 15-19 and the World Ocean Conference on June 5-9 this year.
The new position will also help the country to pursue its goal of becoming a global maritime axis, she added.
Indonesia's delegation at the IOC Assembly meeting was led by Andi Eka Sakya, head of the National Meteorological, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency, and comprised officials of the Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs' office, the Indonesian Institute of Sciences and Technology, and the Indonesian Permanent Representative to Paris-based UNESCO.
The IOC Executive Council represents 334 member countries in Asia and the Pacific regions. The Council members are Indonesia, Australia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Pakistan, Thailand, and China.
The 29th Session of its assembly was held at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris on June 21-29.
The 148 member states attended the meeting to review the work of the commission, including the work of the Secretariat and the regional sub-commissions, and formulate a common work plan for the coming two years.(*)
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The decision was made during the 29th Assembly Meeting of the IOC UNESCO at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris.
"As a member of the IOC Executive Council, the government should improve the management, facilities, and infrastructure of maritime science and technology as well as the strategic maritime research program," Nani Hendiarti, assistant to the deputy in charge of maritime science and technology of the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs office, noted in a statement, here, Friday.
Indonesia had lobbied for the position since the Informal Consultation Process on the Effects of Climate Change on Oceans was held at the UN Headquarters in New York on May 15-19 and the World Ocean Conference on June 5-9 this year.
The new position will also help the country to pursue its goal of becoming a global maritime axis, she added.
Indonesia's delegation at the IOC Assembly meeting was led by Andi Eka Sakya, head of the National Meteorological, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency, and comprised officials of the Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs' office, the Indonesian Institute of Sciences and Technology, and the Indonesian Permanent Representative to Paris-based UNESCO.
The IOC Executive Council represents 334 member countries in Asia and the Pacific regions. The Council members are Indonesia, Australia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Pakistan, Thailand, and China.
The 29th Session of its assembly was held at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris on June 21-29.
The 148 member states attended the meeting to review the work of the commission, including the work of the Secretariat and the regional sub-commissions, and formulate a common work plan for the coming two years.(*)
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