China donates to Seabed Authority trust
Published: Monday | December 14, 2009
International Seabed Authority (ISA) Secretary-General Nii Allotey Odunton (left) receives US$20,000 from China through Chen Jinghua, permanent representative to the ISA and Chinese Ambassador to Jamaica. The funds will go to the ISA Voluntary Trust Fund. - Contributed
The International Seabed Authority (ISA) has received a contribution of US$20,000 to the ISA Voluntary Trust Fund.
ISA Secretary-General Nii Allotey Odunton accepted the donation which was made on behalf of the government of the People's Republic of China by His Excellency Chen Jinghua, permanent representative to the ISA and ambassador to Jamaica.
The donation was made on Friday at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston.
The voluntary trust fund was established for the purpose of defraying the cost of participation of members of the legal and technical commission from developing countries and members of the finance committee from developing countries in the meetings of the commission and of the committee.
The contribution follows China's funding of postgraduate studies in marine science at Tongji University, Shanghai, for candidates from developing member states, which was the result of a memorandum of understanding signed with the ISA in June 2009.
