IORA

The Indian Ocean Rim Association is an inter-governmental organisation comprising 23 Member States and 12 Dialogue Partner States. #IORA

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IORA extends its best wishes to the Republic of Maldives on its Independence Day🇲🇻

Joined IORA in 2018
Capital: Malé
Language: Dhivehi
Currency: Maldivian Rufiyaa

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IORA extends its best wishes to the Arab Republic of Egypt 🇪🇬 on its National Day.

Some quick facts:
Joined IORA in 1999
Capital: Cairo
Languages: Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic
Currency: Egyptian Pound

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IORA in partnership with MABIK will host a 2-day webinar on Blue Technology for Sustainable Utilization of Marine Bio-resources under Korea–Indian Ocean Cooperation Fund. The event marks the launch of a 3-year capacity-building programme. For more information: [email protected]

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The 14th of July marks France's National Day celebration. Happy Bastille Day! 🇫🇷

Some quick facts:
France/Reunion joined IORA in 2020
Capital: Paris/St Denis
Language: French
Currency: Euro

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H.E. Sanjiv Ranjan met with H.E. Dr. Huang Shifang, Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary of People's Republic of China to Republic of Mauritius. IORA Secretariat expresses appreciation to Government of China, an IORA Dialogue Partner since 2000, for its continued commitment

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#IORA extends its best wishes to the United States of America 🇺🇸 on its Independence Day

Quick facts:
- USA joined IORA as a Dialogue Partner in 2012
- Capital: Washington DC
- National language: English
- Currency: USD

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The meeting brought together representatives from 12 IORA Member States: Bangladesh, Comoros, France/Réunion, India, Indonesia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, and Yemen, along with the IORA Secretariat & European Union, IORA Dialogue Partner

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The 4th Working Group on Disaster Risk Management (WGDRM) was held virtually on 25 June 2026. The meeting was chaired by France/Réunion and co-chaired by the Republic of Madagascar, as Coordinating Country for Disaster Risk Management as Priority Area.

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Somalia 🇸🇴 celebrates its Independence Day on the first day of July annually.

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Joined IORA in 2014
Capital: Mogadishu
Languages: Somali & Arabic
Currency: Somali Shilling

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The meeting brought together representatives from 14 IORA Member States: Australia, Bangladesh, Comoros, France, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, and Thailand, along with the IORA Secretariat

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23 June 2026-6th IORA Working Group on Maritime Safety and Security (WGMSS) was held in a hybrid format. The meeting was hosted by Australia, as Chair of WGMSS, and India, as Coordinating Country for the Priority Area on Maritime Safety and Security.
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IORA presents its best wishes to the Republic of Seychelles 🇸🇨 on its Independence Day.

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Joined IORA in 2011
Capital: Victoria
Languages: English, French, Seselwa
Currency: Seychellois Rupee

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The Republic of Madagascar 🇲🇬 celebrates its Independence Day on June 26.

Some quick facts:
-Joined IORA as a Member State in 1997
-Capital: Antananarivo
-Official languages: Malagasy and French
-Currency: Malagasy Ariary

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IORA extends its best wishes to the Republic of Mozambique 🇲🇿 on its Independence Day

Some quick facts
-Joined IORA in 1997
-Capital: Maputo
-Language: Portuguese
-Currency: Mozambican Metical

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During the session, key findings from CDRI’s Global Infrastructure Resilience (GIR) 2025 Report were presented, highlighting how investing in resilience can drive sustainable growth, and help shift from reactive disaster recovery to proactive risk reduction

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On 17 June 2026, a webinar on “Financing Resilient Infrastructure” was held virtually as part of the ongoing collaboration between IORA and the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) bringing together 35 participants from IORA Member States and Dialogue Partners

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India hosted the 28th Meeting of the Committee of Senior Officials (CSO) of @IORAofficial in New Delhi on 15-16 June 2026 under India's current Chairship of IORA.

The meeting reviewed progress across IORA's institutional matters, priority areas and advanced discussions on the next IORA Action Plan (2028-2032), reinforcing cooperation for a peaceful, stable and prosperous Indian Ocean Region.

#IORA #IndiaIORAChairship #VisionMAHASAGAR

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Mr Vishwesh Negi Joint Secretary-Ministry of External Affairs India, representing IORA Chair; Ms Aruni Ranaraja, Secretary, Ministry Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment&Tourism, representing Sri Lanka- Past Chair; IORA Secretary-General, H.E. Sanjiv Ranjan delivered their remarks

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The 28th Committee of Senior Officials (CSO) Meeting commenced today at the Sushma Swaraj Bhawan, New Delhi, India, bringing together Senior Government Officials from 23 #IORA Member States.

#CommitteeOfSeniorOfficials #IndianOceanRegion #RegionalCooperation

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RT @cdri_world: 🗨️ @cdri_world & @IORAofficial present the next #DRIDialogue on financing #resilientinfrastructure.

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