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International Maritime Organization (IMO)
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations which focuses on the improvement of safety at sea and the prevention of pollution from ships. IMO also deals with international aspects of liability and compensation and the facilitation of maritime traffic.
In order to achieve these objectives, IMO member countries (169 Member States) develop and promote the adoption of conventions, protocols, codes and recommendations concerned with the above.
Intergovernmental representatives and observers can attend IMO Committee meetings. The power to vote on matters for decision, however, is a prerogative of members only.
