Kingston, Jamaica (14 July 2026) – Her Excellency Ms. Elida María Alcedo Guardia presented her credentials as the new Permanent Representative of the Republic of Panama to the International Seabed Authority.
Madam Secretary-General welcomes the new Permanent Representative of the Dominican Republic
Kingston, Jamaica (14 July 2026) – Her Excellency Ms. Nancy Patricia Franjul Pérez presented her credentials as the new Permanent Representative of the Dominican Republic to the International Seabed Authority (ISA) during a ceremony held on Tuesday, 14 July 2026.
Applications for Deep Dive´s 10th cohort are now open
Kingston, Jamaica (06 July 2026) – The International Seabed Authority (ISA) is inviting interested candidates to apply to the 10th cohort of its Deep Dive programme until 07 August 2026.
Madam Secretary-General welcomes the new Permanent Representative of Nepal to the ISA
Kingston, Jamaica (1 July 2026) – The new Permanent Representative of Nepal to the International Seabed Authority (ISA) presented his credentials on Wednesday, 1 July 2026.
Madam Secretary-General´s Reflections on Her Recent Mission to New York
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.
Call for Registrations – Deep-sea Macrofauna Taxonomy School: Standardizing Methodologies for Biodiversity Assessments
7 – 11 September 2026 | Centre for Marine Living Resources & Ecology (CMLRE), Ministry of Earth Sciences, Kochi, India
“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.
