Cabinet Approves setting up of ITCOO

     Written by : SMTV24x7 | Sat, Dec 16, 2017, 11:04 AM

Cabinet Approves ITCOO

New Delhi, December 16: The Union Cabinet has approved the establishment of International Training Centre for Operational Oceanography, as a Category-2 Centre (C2C) of UNESCO, in Hyderabad here on Friday. Union cabinet under chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi took this decision.

Sources said that establishment of a training center would help in the development of capacity for the countries on the Indian Ocean Rim (IOR), African countries bordering the Indian and Atlantic Oceans, small island countries under the framework of UNESCO.

The Centre will provide assistance in areas of capacity building and training, knowledge sharing and exchange of information, and hence could represent a valuable resource for UNESCO and its Intergovernmental Oceanography Commission (IOC) by enhancing the impact and visibility of UNESCO's action.