{"id":258616,"date":"2024-03-06T11:56:22","date_gmt":"2024-03-06T10:56:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unric.org\/en\/?p=258616"},"modified":"2024-03-07T13:56:15","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T12:56:15","slug":"red-sea-crisis-underlines-role-of-un-shipping-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unric.org\/en\/red-sea-crisis-underlines-role-of-un-shipping-agency\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Sea crisis underlines role of UN shipping agency"},"content":{"rendered":"
The new Head of the International Maritime Organization<\/a> (IMO), Mr. Arsenio Dominguez, had been at the helm of the UN shipping agency for just three days when in January 2024 he briefed the UN Security Council on the crisis in the Red Sea. Houthi-led attacks on international shipping off the coast of Yemen have disrupted global trade since November 2023.<\/p>\n International shipping is the backbone of the global economy, transporting more than 80% of global trade<\/a>, and IMO, headquartered in London, is responsible for regulating the industry. After a series of global crises, including the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine and the Red Sea attacks, the vital role played by maritime trade – and therefore IMO – has been plunged into the spotlight.<\/p>\nDisruption in the Red Sea<\/strong><\/h4>\n