UN General Assembly Recognizes the UNU-FTP

On December 9th, the General Assembly of the United Nations passed two important resolutions related to global fisheries; The Oceans and the law of the sea (which was adopted by 115 votes to 1 with 2 abstentions) and a resolution related to Sustainable Fisheries (which was adopted without a vote).

In the resolution on Sustainable Fisheries, which can be read in detail here, paragraph 164 states that it,

"Recognizes in this regard the work of the United Nations University Fisheries Training Programme in Iceland, which has contributed for 15 years to capacity-building in this field in developing countries, graduated 280 fellows from 47 countries and, in addition, held 36 short courses in 12 countries"

Extending gratitude to all our fellows, teachers, supervisors, and collaborating partners in helping us achieve this honorable recognition.