Kingston, Jamaica (16 October 2026) – The International Seabed Authority is launching the 2nd campaign for the International Day of the Deep Seabed, to be celebrated on 1 November 2026.
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Landlocked Developing Countries adopt Santa Cruz Roadmap as ISA workshop concludes in Bolivia
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia (13 – 15 October 2026) – A workshop on the participation of Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) in international seabed governance and the benefit-sharing mechanism under UNCLOS concluded on Thursday, 15 October, with the adoption of the Santa Cruz Roadmap.
Call for Applications: Scientific SHE — Second Cohort of Mentees
The SHE (“See Her Exceed”) Global Mentorship Programme was established under the International Seabed Authority’s Women in Deep-Sea Research (WIDSR) project, in follow-up to the voluntary commitment registered by the Authority at the 2017 United Nations Ocean Conference to promote women’s empowerment in deep-sea related affairs.
Madam Secretary-General reflects on attending the 81st Session of the UN General Assembly
As always, UNGA was an action-packed week full of productive bilats that help me as Secretary-General to ensure that as we navigate progress I am taking into account the guidance, cautions, recommendations and best practices that Member States provide to execute the work of the Secretariat to the best of our ability.
ISA and Bolivia to host global meeting on landlocked countries’ stake in ocean governance
Kingston, Jamaica (9 October 2026) – The Plurinational State of Bolivia will host a global workshop in Santa Cruz de la Sierra from 13 to 15 October 2026 on the participation of landlocked developing countries in international seabed governance under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
Madam Secretary-General welcomes the new Permanent Representative of Brazil to the ISA
Kingston, Jamaica (6 October 2026) – H.E. Mr. Manuel Adalberto Carlos Montenegro Lopes da Cruz presented his credentials as the new Permanent Representative of the Federative Republic of Brazil to the International Seabed Authority on Tuesday, 6 October 2026.
