Following postponement of all IMO meetings scheduled from March to July 2020 due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the IMO now announced that work is underway to reschedule these meetings, including the possibilities for virtual meetings.
This means the original 2020 calendar of meetings has now been officially rescinded.
In particular, the IMO Council, which is meeting by correspondence for its 32nd extraordinary session (C/ES.32), is considering the reconstruction of the schedule of meetings for 2020, including the possibilities for virtual meetings.
As discussions on the reconstruction of the schedule are still underway, the previously issued programme of meetings for 2020 (and preliminary programme for 2021) should not be used for planning purposes.
Information regarding the rescheduling of postponed meetings and scheduling of future meetings will be available in good time, the Organization said.
Resuming physical meetings will depend on guidance from the WHO and the UK Government, as well as the situation of IMO Member States.
