File contains correspondence and agreements between International Ocean Institute (IOI) and the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), relating to CIDA's funding of the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO).
File contains correspondence from Krishan Saigal to Malcolm Booker of Deloitte and Touche Ltd, concerning the trust for the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO). Also included is a copy of the meeting minutes of the First Meeting of the Executive Committee of the IWCO. Discussed at the meeting were membership issues, the IWCO's procedures, an action calendar, a budget for 1994-1998, discussion of regional IWCO centres, and staff issues.
File contains two agendas for the Meeting of the Preparatory Committee of the Independent World Commission for the Oceans (IWCO), held in Lisbon, Portugal, June 1995. Discussed at the meeting were the terms of reference for the IWCO, the IWCO procedures, an action calendar, discussion of the final report, membership, IWCO administrative structures, budget matters, a proposed agenda for the first meeting of the Executive Committee of the IWCO, and the proposed agenda for the first Plenary Session of the IWCO. Also included are several background papers prepared by the International Ocean Institute.
File contains documents used by members of the Independent World Commissio on the Ocenas (IWCO) during the fourth plenary session held June 6-9, 1997, in Newport, Rhode Island. Includes agenda, list of participants, schedule of events, and a brochure for the opening ceremony. The brochure contains handwritten notes by Elisabeth Mann Borgese on financial matters.
File contains a list of documents distributed to members of the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO) during the Second Plenary Session in Rio de Janeiro, held July 2-5, 1996.
File includes documents from the Study Group on the Economics of the Oceans. Elisabeth Mann Borgese was a member of this group that met 15-18 January 1997 in Malta. Includes draft agenda, annotated agenda, tentative timetable, and a draft report.
File contains correspondence from Al-Nauimi, who was the Minister of Justice for the State of Qatar and a member of the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO). Correspondence includes Al-Nauimi's selection as a member of the IWCO.
File contains correspondence with Dr. Alicia Bárcena, who was the Executive Director of Earth Council and a member of Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO). Topics of discussion include Pacem in Maribus (PIM) XXII, and the initial hearings of the IWCO.
File contains correspondence with Dr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali, the Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN). Included are a draft and final copy of a letter to Boutros-Ghali asking for a reaction on the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO), and a January 25, 1995 letter from him declining to assist in the selection of a president for the IWCO.
File contains correspondence with Salvano Briceno, the Coordinator of Intergovernmental and Institutional Support for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Includes an application and discussion of his joining the IWCO.
File contains correspondence with J. Alan Beesley about participating in the Independent World Commission on the Oceans public hearing in Vancouver, British Columbia (held on April 26, 1996). Included is a copy of Beesley's CV.
File includes a letter sent to Prime Minsiter Chrétien from Elisabeth Mann Borgese. Includes a copy of an editorial by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, "Open letter to the G7," that she sent to the Globe and Mail. The editorial discusses the importance of adding sustainable ocean development to the G7 agenda.
File contains correspondence to Mario Baptista Coelho, who was the personal assistant to Portugese president Mario Soares. Included is discussion of administrative matters relating to organization of the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO), especially the the First Plenary session of the IWCO held at the United Nations University in Tokyo in September 1995 (including provisional agendas). Also included is a tentative programme of work for the IWCO. File contains duplicate copies of letters, which have not been digitized.
File contains correspondence with Dr. Umberto Colombo, an Italian scientist and politician. Main topic of discussion was Professor Colombo joining the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO).
File contains a piece of correspondence from De Moura, who was the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Angola. Letter concerns Elisabeth Mann Borgese's resignation from the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO).
File contains correspondence to individuals with last names between E and G. Correspondence concerns the Independent World Commission on the Oceans' Study Group on the Economic Uses of the Ocean, of which Elisabeth Mann Borgese was a member. Correspondents include Paul Ekins, and Orio Giarini (includes Elisabeth Mann Borgese's thoughts on economics).
File contains correspondence to Dr. Tono Eitel, a German ambassador and expert in international law. Correspondence discusses background material for the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO), and an upcoming meeting of the IWCO's Vice Chairmen and President Soares in Lisbon.
File contains one piece of correspondence from Paul Ekins, discussing his potential participation in the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO).
File contains correspondence to and from Judge Fleischhauer, who served on the International Court of Justice. Included is an invitation to join the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO).
File contains correspondence with Lennox Hinds, who was the Senior Advisor for the Marine Affairs and Fisheries division of Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). File contains a request for funds from CIDA.
File contains correspondence between Elisabeth Mann Borgese and employees at International Ocean Institute Halifax (Nicole Hegedus and Michelle Wood). Topics discuss include appointees to the Indepdent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO).
File contains correspondence with Stejan Keckes, who was a member of Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO). Correspondence discusses the draft text of the International Ocean Institute (IOI)'s activities for the IWCO.
File contains correspondence with Ambassador Tommy Koh, who was the Executive Director of the Asia-Europe Foundation, a member of Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO). Topics of discussion include setting up the IWCO, including discussions of potential members. File contains duplicate copies of letters, which have not been digitized.
FIle contains correspondence (all of which is outgoing) to Jean-Pierre Lévy and Rudd Lubers. Topic of discussion concerns the Independent World Commission on the Oceans Study Group on the Economic Uses of the Ocean, of which Elisabeth Mann Borgese was a member.
File consists of correspondence with Bin Mao, who was the Deputy Directory of the Department of International Cooperation, State Oceanic Administration (SOA), Beijing. Topics of discussion include appointments to the Independent World Commission on the Oceans.
File contains correspondence with Dr. Mayor, the Director-General of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). Topics of discussion include providing a link between the IWCO (Independent World Commission on the Oceans) and the UN, as well as the Toyko meeting of 1995.
File contains correspondence with Anton Micallef, of the Mediterranean Centre on Insular Coastal Dynamics. Correspondence concerns the Independent World Commission on the Oceans Study Group on the Economic Uses of the Ocean, of which Elisabeth Mann Borgese was a member. Also contains notes on a brainstorming session on ocean economic held in London on July 30, 1996.
File contains correspondence to Don Mills, Jamaican Ambassador to the United Nations. File includes outgoing correspondence only, mainly about the 1995 Tokyo meeting of the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO).
File contains correspondence with Prof. Rajagopalan, a member of International Ocean Institute (IOI) India. File also includes a survey created by the IOI (India) on behalf of the Independent World Commission Oceans (IWCO) and sent to institutions concerned with ocean affairs.
File includes correspondence with Dr. Singh, it Includes a copy of Elisabeth Mann Borgese's "Suggestions for Minor Changes for Final Draft," for the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO)'s final report, and a letter on Elisabeth Mann Borgese's resignation from the IWCO.
File contains correspondence with Dr. Mario Soares, who was the President of Portugal and the Chairman of Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO). File includes correspondence surrounding the set up of the IWCO, and recruitments for membership. Also discussed are Elisabeth Mann Borgese financial contributions to the Commission, problems with the IWCO report, and other administrative matters. As well, the file also includes a copy of Mann Borgese's resignation letter. File contains duplicate copies of letters, which have not been digitized.
File consists of correspondence with Dr. Yoshio Suzuki, who was the Chief Counsellor of Nomura Research Institute Ltd. Topics of correspondence include: Dr. Suzuki's appointment as a Vice-President of the Independent World Commission for the Oceans (IWCO); the organization of the first meeting the IWCO's vice-presidents; funding applications for the IWCO's Japan hearings; finding the IWCO's president; and, a proposed agenda for the September 1995 meeting of the IWCO. File also contains and news article ("World Help Sought in Ocean Use"). File contains duplicate copies, which have not been digitized.
File contains correspondence with Layachi Yaker, the Secretary-General of the International World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO). Correspondence concerns the IWCO Study Group on the Economic Uses of the Ocean, of which Elisabeth Mann Borgese was a member.
File contains an information note, which was an agenda item for the United Nations General Assembly Fifty-Second Session ("Ocean and the Law of the Sea"). The note provides an update on the activities of the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO) Likely authored by Elisabeth Mann Borgese.
FIle contains a report authored by the International Ocean Institute (IOI), relating the work of the IOI on the themes and issues being explored by the Independent World Commission on the Oceans (IWCO) developed in Rio de Janeiro, 1996. Report may have been part of the documents distributed to participants of the second plenary session.
File contains a draft report, from the group's meeting held March 14-16, 1997, in Lisbon. Discussed are trends in science and technology and their effect on scientific research and management of the oceans.
File contains a paper by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, on the importance of a "technology transfer" to poor (mainly southern) nations to allow them to achieve sustainable development with respect to their ocean resources. It was originally filed with papers from the Geneva meetings in October, 1996, and may have been presented to members of IWCO (Independent World Commission on the Oceans) during those meetings. The file folder also contains a shorter version of a paper on the same topic, which was sent to Bill Faries. File contains duplicate copies which have not been digitized.
File contains a description of subjects to be discussed in connection with the seabed regime (marked "Statment by Ambassador Wolf"), other discussion notes, meeting minutes, a list of participants, a memo, and a draft resolution.
File contains lists of delegations to various sessions of the United Nations Law of the Sea Conference. It also includes lists of officers of the conference, and membership of the general committee.
This file contains a memorandum from Elisabeth Mann Borgese marked "San Marino" and originally was personal and confidential. Concerns, at least in part, the agenda for the intersessional working session to be held prior to the Seventh Session of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLoS) III.
File contains "The right of landlocked states to participate in the development of mariculture," informal meeting notes regarding dispute settlement, notes from the Third Informal Plenary Meeting on Dispute Settlement, notes from a workshop of the First Committee, and notes from the Fourth Informal Plenary Meeting on Dispute Settlement.
File contains informal suggestions by various countries, informal meeting notes, a provisional list of delegations, "Financing the Enterprise," a presentation by various non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on the issue of seabed mining, a speech by a United Kingdom (UK) delegate on the transfer of technology, notes for Minister Jens Evensen's summation, some handwritten notes (including some by Elisabeth Mann Borgese), and a list of participants. Parts 1 and 3 of this file are in MS-2-744, Box 120, File 7 and MS-2-744, Box 120, FIle 9, respectively.
File contains a copy of the typed transcript. Present are Elisabeth Mann Borgese, Robert Hutchins, Arvid Pardo, [Friedman], [Hambro], [Andrassy], [Rao], [Freeman], [Kaplan], [Crawford], [Wheeler], [Wilkinson], [Mero], [Kruger], [Tugwell], [Armstrong], [Hoffman], Harry Ashmore, [Kelly], [Bucher], [Campbell], [Khan], [Busha], and [Gaskell]. The transcript covers the June 17th and 18th, 1968 sessions.
File contains a copy of a document distributed by the Observer of Peru, Ambassador Alfonso Arias-Schriber, at the debates on the Law of the Sea in Lagos, Nigeria.
FIle includes correspondence between Ambassador Hamilton S. Amerasinghe, permanent representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations and president of the Law of the Sea conference. Topics of discussion include Pacem in Maribus (PIM) conferences, the International Ocean Institute (and a meeting of its trustees), and Arvid Pardo and Mann Borgese's study on the New International Economic Order, as part of RIO (Reshaping the International Order). Also includes an address by Ambassador Amerasinghe given before the 1974 Caracas meeting of the conference, a brochure (from the Marga Institute), and an agenda for a conference on the New International Economic Order and the Law of the Sea.
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