The Kyrgyz Republic has become the latest State to join the International Maritime Organization (IMO). IMO now has 176 Member States.
According to IMO, Kyrgyz Republic deposited its instrument of acceptance to the IMO Convention with the United Nations with effect from 27 February 2024. Membership in the Organization is open to all States, subject to the provisions contained in the Convention on the International Maritime Organization.
In this regard, Members of the United Nations may become Members of the Organization by simply accepting the IMO Convention.
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has 176 Member States and three Associate Members. The Secretariat provides support to the Organization’s Member States in their work with IMO’s governing and various technical bodies, facilitating their cooperation with other Member States and those organizations in a formal relationship with IMO.
Additionally, the Secretariat supports Member States in the establishment of their Permanent Missions with the Organization and the accreditation of its representatives, in line with the Headquarters Agreement.
IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez announced the new Member State to delegates attending the Sub-Committee on Ship Systems and Equipment (SSE 10), wholeheartedly welcoming Kyrgyzstan to the IMO family.
To remind, IMO welcomed its 175th Member State, The Republic of Botswana, in 2021. Botswana deposited its instrument of acceptance to the IMO Convention with the United Nations on 22 October 2021.
