A meeting of the CGPCS Working Group 1, dedicated to regional capacity building, was held in Dar es Salam on 9 November 2016. This group focuses upon the Indian Ocean region and is charged to identify capacity building needs and offer at the regional level. The session was co-chaired by Kenya and IOC (Indian Ocean Commission).

Marianne Peron-Doise made an update of the CRIMARIO recent activities with a specific emphasis on training activities alongside with a presentation of the IORIS platform.

Visit the CGPCS (Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia) website to know more about this international mechanism, currently chaired by Seychelles.