Permanent Mission of Jamaica to the United Nations

Media and Information Literacy in an Age of Uncertainty, by H.E. Mr. E. Courtenay Rattray, has been published by the UN Chronicle: https://www.un.org//media-and-information-literacy-age-unc.

H.E. Courtenay Rattray, Jamaica's Permanent Representative to the UN, joined his co-Chairs of the Group of Friends on Children and the SDGs, in the virtual event in the context of the High-level Political Forum - Intergenerational Dialogue Bringing Children and Young People to the Decade of Action and Delivery, where dialogue, collaboration and partnership between generations were highlighted as critical for achieving the SDGs.

PRESS RELEASE: JAMAICA’S DR. KATHY-ANN BROWN ELECTED MEMBER OF THE INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL FOR THE LAW OF THE SEA Dr. Kathy-Ann Brown, currently the Permanent Representative of Jamaica to the International Seabed Authority headquartered in Kingston, Jamaica, has been elected to serve as a member of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) for the term 2020 to 2029. The election took place at the United Nations in New York between 24th to 26th August 2020, at t...he 30th Meeting of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. Her term of office will commence on 1st October 2020, at a swearing-in of the newly-elected judges. Dr. Kathy-Ann Brown’s election to this high office is historic, as she will be the first Jamaican and the first black woman to serve on the Tribunal. She joins other newly elected judges from China, Chile, Cameroon, and Italy who will serve on the Tribunal for the term 2020 2029. Judge Attard of Malta and Judge Kulyk of Ukraine were re-elected and will continue to serve on the Tribunal. ITLOS is an independent judicial body established by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea to resolve disputes arising out of the interpretation and application of the Convention. The Tribunal is composed of 21 independent members, elected from among persons enjoying the highest reputation for fairness and integrity and of recognized competence in the field of the law of the sea. Given Jamaica’s historical connection to the development and practice of the Law of the Sea, including that the Law of the Sea Convention was concluded at Montego Bay in 1982, Jamaica was particularly honoured to present Dr. Brown as Jamaica’s and CARICOM’s endorsed candidate to the ITLOS. Permanent Mission of Jamaica to the United Nations 26th August 2020 NEW YORK

The Permanent Mission of Jamaica to the United Nations with reference to previous Notes, has the honour to inform that the Government of Jamaica has reopened its borders for the controlled re-entry by air of Jamaicans overseas with effect from 1st June, 2020 and will reopen to international air travel on 15th June, 2020.

The Permanent Mission of Jamaica to the United Nations has the honour to inform, further to its previous correspondence, that the Mission will remain closed for the month of June, in light of the evolving situation concerning COVID-19. The Mission will still monitor its general email address ([email protected]) and Officers will be routinely accessing their individual email addresses, WhatsApp messages and mobile phones. The Mission will continue to assess the situation as it unfolds.

Twenty-sixth session of the International Seabed Authority (Part 2) postponed to October 2020.