In a joint work led by the Colombian Navy and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the inter-institutional and academic working tables were installed to analyze the challenges and opportunities represented by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea - UNCLOS.
Colombia marks a historic milestone with the opening of the inter-institutional and academic working tables on the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea - UNCLOS, led by the Colombian Navy and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in which the country reaffirms its commitment to the ocean as an engine of progress. The aforementioned round tables include the national institutions that have a relationship with the sea, with the purpose of building a position of the Colombian State in front of the Convention.
In this sense, key aspects such as the rights of island territories, the Extended Continental Shelf, sea biodiversity, maritime security, international maritime trade, the fight against crime at sea, among others, will be analyzed.
The above is configured as a strategic opportunity for Colombia, which, given its status as a bio-oceanic country, requires that the most appropriate decisions be made to strengthen governance and cooperation in both the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean and their interconnection with the land surface.
Beyond a possible final decision on the desirability of ratification, the primary objective is to strengthen inter-institutional operations in the construction of a peaceful environment in the ocean, the protection of maritime resources and the cooperative use of the seas aimed at the well-being of maritime communities, understanding that the future of the oceans is the future of the nation.
Source: Press – Navy of Colombia
