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The International Ocean Institute (IOI) shall be presenting the Elisabeth Mann Borgese (EMB) medal to H.E. Ban Ki-Moon, United Nations Secretary General, during his forthcoming visit to Malta. The medal is being awarded to H.E. Ban Ki-Moon for his work in securing the successful launch of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the stand-alone goal on the oceans – SDG 14 concerning the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Oceans, Seas & Marine Resources for Sustainable Development.

 

During this event the IOI is also launching an annual Scholarship on Sustainable Development to commemorate this award. The scholarship will enable the registration of a person for the M.A. degree in Ocean Governance (MAOG) offered by the Faculty of Laws at the University of Malta in conjunction with the IOI.

 

The event will take place on Saturday 28 November at 09:30. The award ceremony will be held at the Valletta Campus of the University of Malta in St Paul Street in Valletta.

Elisabeth Mann Borgese (April 24, 1918 - February 8, 2002), founded the International Ocean Institute (IOI) in 1972 as a knowledge-based non-governmental, non-profit international organization devoted to the sustainable development of the oceans. The IOI works to uphold and expand the principles enshrined in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea for the benefit of humankind as a whole, with particular consideration of the poor. The mission of the International Ocean Institute is to promote education, training and research to enhance the peaceful uses of ocean space and its resources, their management and regulation as well as the protection and conservation of the marine environment, guided by the principle of the Common Heritage of Mankind.

 

In her memory the Board of Governance of IOI decided to award the Elisabeth Mann Borgese medal to recognise outstanding actions in favour of our global oceans. Past notable recipients of the EMB medal have been: