TCC oversees IMO’s capacity-development programme and the implementation of projects aligned with the Strategic Directions of IMO and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Opening the meeting on Monday 24 June, IMO Secretary-General Mr. Arsenio Dominguez said: “My vision is for a strengthened IMO technical cooperation programme which is responsive to the needs of our Member States, especially for the developing countries and in particular Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and Least Developed Countries (LDCs). The Technical Cooperation Committee is at the heart of this.”

The Committee will consider a draft comprehensive strategy for the period 2021 to 2030, which sets out a cohesive, streamlined approach to technical cooperation that delivers more value for Member States.

It combines three current strategies into one, including: (i) Capacity-Building Decade 2021-2030 Strategy; (iii) Long-term Resource Mobilization Strategy; and (iii) Revised Financing and partnership arrangements for an effective and sustainable integrated technical cooperation programme.

The Committee established a Working Group to examine the draft comprehensive strategy in detail and report back to the Committee by the end of the week.

Other key items on the Committee’s agenda include:

• The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
• Technical Cooperation Planning and Reporting: Annual Report for 2023
• Resource mobilization and partnerships
• Regional presence and coordination
• IMO Member State Audit Scheme
• Evaluation of activities by the Integrated Technical Cooperation Programme (ITCP) for the period 2020-2023
• Capacity-building: Strengthening the impact of women in the maritime sector
• Global maritime training institutions: World Maritime University, IMO International Maritime Law Institute and other arrangements

Chaired by Mr. Dwight C.R. Gardiner of Antigua and Barbuda, supported by Vice-Chair, Ms. Anays Berrocal of Panama, the meeting will conclude on Friday, 28 June.