UN recognizes work of 2 million seafarers in ‘extraordinarily challenging times’
Oct 01, 2021, at 09:29 pm
The United Nations celebrates World Maritime Day on Thursday, highlighting the role of the men and women who work at sea. Seafarers: at the core of shipping’s future, is the theme for 2021.
UN launches key initiative to protect seafarers’ human rights amid COVID-19 crisis
May 07, 2021, at 05:43 pm
New York: Around 200,000 cargo ship crew members are stranded at sea, beyond the length of their contracts due to COVID-19 restrictions, placing a major strain on their physical and mental health. New UN guidelines were published on Thursday, aimed at helping the industry better protect human rights at sea, as new COVID variants threaten to further delay crew turnover.
Seafarers, heroes of the pandemic as shipping plays vital role in crisis
Nov 13, 2020, at 03:37 pm
New York: The global shipping industry has played a vital role in the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and demand for its services has limited the annual decline in maritime trade volumes to around 4.1 per cent in 2020, the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said in its annual report on the shipping industry on Thursday.
UN and partners press for seafarers to be designated ‘key workers’ during COVID pandemic
Sep 25, 2020, at 02:14 pm
New York: The UN Secretary-General has again appealed for governments to act on behalf of hundreds of thousands of seafarers and other maritime workers stuck at sea for endless months, in some cases more than a year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
‘My children ask me when I am coming home’: stranded seafarers share their frustrations
Jul 20, 2020, at 01:05 am
New York: Hundreds of thousands of seafarers are finding themselves stranded at sea, sometimes for over a year, and with no end in sight, as a result of COVID-19 travel restrictions. The uncertainty and long spells away from home are taking a heavy mental toll.
UN chief calls for seafarers to be designated ‘key workers’, with many stranded at sea
Jun 13, 2020, at 04:51 pm
New York/IBNS: Due to COVID-related travel restrictions, hundreds of thousands of the world’s two million seafarers have been “stranded at sea for months”, said the UN chief on Friday, calling for them to be categorized as “key workers”, during the pandemic.
UN spotlights wellbeing of seafarers on International Day
Jun 26, 2018, at 11:07 am
New York, June 26 (IBNS): Highlighting the challenges – both physical and mental – faced by seafarers on their voyages, the United Nations International Maritime Organization (IMO) has called for greater attention to ensuring their wellbeing.
With hidden lives vital to our own, 'seafarers matter,' says UN on International Day
Jun 26, 2017, at 01:41 pm
New York, June 26(Just Earth News): Highlighting the challenges faced by seafarers – women and men sailing and working aboard ships – the United Nations International Maritime Organization has called on everyone around the world to show appreciation for their vital contributions.