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International maritime treaties include:

1. Africa Maritime Transport Charter (AMTC).
2. FAO instruments on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing (IUU) Fishing.
3. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
4. Convention on the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation (SUA Convention).
5. International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 (SOLAS 74).
6. International Safety Management (ISM) Code.
7. International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code.
8. International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973 (MARPOL 73/78).
9. International Convention on Load Lines, 1966, includes the 1988 Protocol (LL 66).
10. International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978 (STCW 78).
11. International Labour Organization Merchant Shipping (Minimum Standards) Convention 1976 (ILO 147).
12. Maritime Labour Convention, 2006.
13. International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, 1992.
14. International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage, 1992 (CLC/Fund 92).
15. Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast (BWM).
16. Anti-fouling Systems (AFS).
17. Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims (LLMC) and its 1996 Protocol.
18. Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea (HNS).
19. Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage (Bunkers).

Report on the Training of African Negotiators on the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) for Mercury

Kenya Humanitarian Update - 20 September 2011

HIGHLIGHTS

* A recount of applicants for refugee status in Dadaab has found large numbers attempting double registration. The apparent large backlog in applications for registration has been adjusted from 40,000 to 1,909. The average daily arrival rate for the past week was about 1,100 people per day.

* Deteriorating security situation along Somali border and around Dadaab; a vehicle belonging to an international NGO has been hijacked in Hagadera camp.

* Maize prices are on a downward trend but remain significantly above the five-year average.