{"id":17051,"date":"2023-09-11T09:53:42","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T09:53:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/current_affairs\/?p=17051"},"modified":"2023-09-13T09:57:17","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T09:57:17","slug":"19th-heads-of-asian-coast-guard-agencies-meeting-hacgam-11-09-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/11-09-2023\/19th-heads-of-asian-coast-guard-agencies-meeting-hacgam-11-09-2023","title":{"rendered":"19th Heads of Asian Coast Guard Agencies Meeting (HACGAM) &#8211; 11-09-2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS-2\/Regional and Global Groupings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">In News<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Indian Coast Guard (ICG) <\/strong>participated in the <strong>19th Heads of Asian Coast Guard Agencies Meeting (HACGAM)<\/strong> in Istanbul, Turkey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The<strong> 18th HACGAM was held in New Delhi in 2022.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">About<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Nations discussed several issues like maritime law enforcement, safety and security of life at sea, marine environment protection, illicit trafficking of drugs, weapons, and humans at sea etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Heads of Asian Coast Guard Agencies Meeting (HACGAM)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It is an apex level forum, formed in <strong>2004<\/strong> to facilitate the gathering of all the major Coast Guard Agencies in the Asian region.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Its motto is <strong>\u2018Safe, Secure and Clean Seas\u2019<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Aim: <\/strong>To foster cooperation between the Coast Guards of the member Asian states to ensure and promote safe, secure, and clean seas in the region.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It comprises of <strong>23 Member<\/strong> countries and 2 associate members i.e. <strong>Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) and&nbsp; United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The<strong> Japan Coast Guard <\/strong>provides the <strong>Secretariat<\/strong> for the HACGAM and coordinates the administration and follow up of the related activities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Indian Coast Guard<\/strong> <\/span><br><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><br><\/span>&#8211; The Indian Coast Guard is a maritime law enforcement and search and rescue agency of India with jurisdiction over its territorial waters including its <strong>contiguous zone and exclusive economic zone.<\/strong><br>&#8211; Established in <strong>1977 <\/strong>by <strong>the Coast Guard Act, 1978 <\/strong>of the Parliament of India. <br>&#8211; <strong>Parent Agency: <\/strong>Ministry of Defence <br>&#8211; <strong>Headquarters:<\/strong> New Delhi<br>&#8211; <strong>Head: <\/strong>Director General Indian Coast Guard (DGICG)\u00a0<br><br><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Missions of Indian Coast Guard<\/strong> <\/span><br><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><br><\/span>&#8211; Safety and protection of artificial islands, offshore terminals and other installations.<br>&#8211; Protection and assistance to fishermen and mariners at sea.<br>&#8211; Preservation and protection of marine ecology and environment including pollution control.<br>&#8211; Assistance to the Department of Customs and other authorities in anti-smuggling operations.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1956064#:\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>PIB<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Syllabus: GS-2\/Regional and Global Groupings In News The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) participated in the 19th Heads of Asian Coast Guard Agencies Meeting (HACGAM) in Istanbul, Turkey. 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