IMO participated in a high-level meeting on maritime security under the auspices of the G7 in Berlin, Germany (14 December). The G7 meeting on “Enhancing Maritime Security – Connecting Regions – Governing the Commons” focused on maritime domain awareness and surveillance; peaceful dispute settlement; illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing; and networking maritime security.  IMO has a global maritime security technical cooperation programme and is actively working with countries in west and central Africa and with Djibouti Code of Conduct signatories in the Western Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden to boost capacity with regards to maritime security.  IMO recently hosted a joint IMO-Food and Agriculture Organization meeting on illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing.