US bankrolls IMO security drive days after Trump attack on UN agency
- US gives the IMO $5.4m for maritime security only days after Trump criticised the agency at the UN General Assembly
- Funding coincides with a US-led push to strengthen IMO security guidance on organised crime, drug trafficking and illicit trade
- Move highlights Washington’s support for the IMO’s security role even as it continues to oppose its decarbonisation agenda
Washington has followed US President Donald Trump’s attack on the IMO’s climate agenda with a $5.4m contribution to maritime security, underscoring a US push to steer the UN agency back toward crime, security and supply chain protection
