International cooperation to address challenges faced by seafarers
The EU welcomes the adoption on 1st December of the UN Resolution on seafarers and the recognition of their essential work.
Seafarers are transporting essential goods such as food and medicines. And yet today hundreds of thousands of seafarers are stranded on board their ships. This threatens their health, their lives and the safety of vessels they serve on, as well as the marine environment around the world. It also risks severe disruptions to supply chains and international trade, which are more essential than ever during these difficult times.
This resolution is a clear commitment to making sure that seafarers be able to travel and transit both to return home and to embark to relieve their colleagues.
Regular changeovers require states across the globe to work together and ease travel restrictions for maritime crews. These are a precondition for safe maritime traffic worldwide and hence global trade flows.
See Also
- EU General Statement – UNGA: Adoption of International cooperation to address challenges faced by seafarers
- International cooperation to address challenges for seafarers as a result of COVID-19 pandemic to support global supply chains
- IMO welcomes UN resolution on keyworker seafarers
- Seafarers, heroes of the pandemic as shipping plays vital role in crisis