From 27 to 31 March 2023, DOALOS delivered a training course on ocean affairs and the law of the sea for the Government of the State of Eritrea in Asmara. The training course was attended by 29 Eritrean junior diplomats and government officials from five ministries. It provided an introduction to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and related Agreements, as well as an overview of the legal and institutional frameworks for the management of oceans at the global, regional and national levels. It also addressed the relevance of 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to ocean affairs and introduced participants to concepts related to the blue economy and ocean finance, and considerations on how these relate to ocean affairs frameworks.
More information is available at www.un.org/oceancapacity.
