The Liberian Permanent Mission to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) is the technical and diplomatic arm of the Liberia Maritime Program. It coordinates all the Government of Liberia maritime related activities between Monrovia, the capital and London. Primarily, it ensures Liberia’s active participation in all IMO meetings and deliberations to promote and protect the national maritime interests. It ensures at all times the national maritime policies are aligned with the international instruments and regulations adopted by IMO. The branding of the Country’s maritime image abroad is a key component of its functions.

IMO, as the Specialized Agency of the UN Common System responsible for regulating global maritime transport standards, it conducts its statutory mandate (in terms of professional and technical services) through a number of meetings, including the Assembly, Council, Committees and Sub-Committees.

In addition to these IMO meetings, the Mission also regularly represents Liberia at meetings of other maritime-related bodies such as the International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO); the International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund (IOPC); the London Convention 1972 (LC72) and London Protocol 1996 (LP96), the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

“The PMR” was established in 1987 and is headed by a Permanent Representative.