By Toby McIntosh The International Maritime Organization Council has decided to live-stream its meetings, but with a major caveat – the feed will be turned…
Category: International Maritime Organization
By Toby McIntosh Although many intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) have adopted access to information policies, many have not, and the policies that do exist are proving…
The International Maritime Organization has adopted a policy on access to information with exceptions that likely will prevent disclosure of documents about policies under consideration,…
By Toby McIntosh About half of United Nations agencies hold closed meetings of their key decision-making bodies, according to the survey of 27 UN bodies…
By Toby McIntosh The International Maritime Organization has asked delegates, and the media, to refrain from live-tweeting while attending at a virtual committee meeting on…
By Toby McIntosh Two United Nations agencies have taken significant steps into the new world of virtual meetings — the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and…
Multilateral organizations are struggling to figure out how to operate without holding in-person gatherings. As a first response to the Covid-19 pandemic, international organization (IOs)…
By Toby McIntosh Moves by the International Maritime Organization toward more transparency come with caveats and limited acceptance by member states. IMO’s disclosure policy, liberalized…
By Toby McIntosh A committee at the International Maritime Organization has recommended keeping a requirement that reporters must get permission from speakers at meetings before…
By Toby McIntosh The new transparency policy at the International Maritime Organization has a loophole and members are using it. The Japanese government kept secret…