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This year is the 20th anniversary of UNU-FTP. We mark this in various ways, for example by inviting 22 former fellows to take part in the World Seafood Congress (WSC) and the Fisheries Exhibition (Icefish) held in Iceland this week.

This year 21 fellows are taking part in our six-month training program, of which the majority is women. They are coming from 15 countries in Asia, Africa, Central America and the Caribbean region.

On August 25th, our program was visited by the Namibian ambassador Ms. Morina Muuondjo. Mr. Thor Asgeirsson, the UNU-FTP deputy director, and staff members Ms. Mary Frances Davidson and Mr. Stefán Úlfarsson greeted her.

In order to make it possible for all interested parties to attend the whole series of Hilborn Lectures, organized by the UNU-FTP, without conflicts with activities concurrently being held at the World Seafood Congress in Reykjavik, it has been agreed on to shift his lectures slightly forward.

On August 25th, our program was visited by the Sri Lankan ambassador Mr. Jayantha Palipane. Mr. Thor Asgeirsson, the UNU-FTP deputy director, and staff members Ms. Mary Frances Davidson and Mr. Stefán Úlfarsson greeted him.

The world renowned marine biologist Ray Hilborn is UNU-FTP guest lecturer this year. He will be giving a series of four lectures at the program’s auditorium Skúlagata 4 this September. They are intended for the fellows of our six-month training programme, but, also, for the wider audience of fishery scientists in Iceland.