New York, USA (15 – 19 June 2026) – The 36th Meeting of States Parties to the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (SPLOS) was held in New York in mid-June and I was honoured to attend the event and provide remarks in my second year as Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority. I previously posted on this part of the mission which you can read more about here.
Meetings and Missions
“The road that brought me here” – Madam Secretary-General celebrates International Day of Women in Diplomacy
The international community celebrates the International Day of Women in Diplomacy on 24 June, recognizing the invaluable contributions of women to multilateral governance, international cooperation, conflict resolution, human rights and more.
The new Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the ISA presents credentials
Kingston, Jamaica – 23 June 2026 – Madam Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority, Leticia Carvalho, welcomed to Kingston the new Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea.
Reflections from ISA Secretary-General Leticia Carvalho on her official visit to the People´s Republic of China
Xiamen and Sanya, China (25-28 May 2026) – After a very productive mission to Fiji in May, I continued my journey flying to the People´s Republic of China. In Xiamen, a port city on the Southeast coast, I had the honour to address the 8th International Symposium on Scientific and Legal Aspects of the Regimes of the Continental Shelf and the Area, organized by the China Institute for Marine Affairs (CIMA) and the Second Institute of Oceanography (SIO), Ministry of Natural Resources of China.
Madam Secretary-General shares advancements in the work of the ISA during the Thirty-Sixth Meeting of States Parties to UNCLOS
New York, USA – On Monday, 15 June 2026, Madam Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority delivered her statement to the States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, UNCLOS. Leticia Carvalho shared her remarks with the 172 Parties, comprising 171 States and the European Union.
The International Seabed Authority welcomes the new Permanent Representative of the Republic of Mauritius
New York, 17 June 2026 – His Excellency Mr. Milan Jaya Nyamrajsingh Meetarbhan presented his credentials to Madam Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority, Leticia Carvalho, as the new Permanent Representative of the Republic of Mauritius.
Madam Secretary-General Reflects on Her Mission to Fiji and the Opening of the Pacific SIDS Regional Workshop
Suva, Fiji – (18 – 21 May 2026) – My engagement in Suva, Fiji, as my first official visit to the Pacific as Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority (ISA), was long overdue and of great strategic importance. The Pacific Small Island Developing States (Pacific SIDS) are central to ISA’s work. Their ocean heritage and their voice in the negotiations that will shape the rules that will govern the deep seabed for generations made this mission one of the most significant of my tenure. I came to listen and learn, and I left Suva with a clearer sense of both what the Authority can offer and what it can do better for Pacific SIDS.
A Message from Madam Secretary-General on World Oceans Day 2026
Madam Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority, Leticia Carvalho, shares a special message to celebrate World Oceans Day 2026:
