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<p>We are committed to building maritime security capability in the region through
the implementation of the Yaounde maritime security architecture. In 2021 the UK was
co-chair of the G7++ Friends of the Gulf of Guinea, deployed HMS Trent to the region
and supported the launch of the Gulf of Guinea – Maritime Collaboration Forum. Together,
these initiatives are building the capacity of regional navies and industry to address
maritime insecurities and prosecute incidents of maritime crime.</p><p>The Maritime
Labour Convention 2006 (MLC) has provisions to protect seafarers in the case of abandonment.
In July 2021 the Legal Committee of the International Maritime Organisation called
for guidance for Port State and Flag State authorities on how to deal with and prevent
reoccurrence of abandonment cases. The UK is contributing to the development of those
guidelines.</p>
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