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MTRMTR where she graduated with an upper project titled, “Empowering Women ships. “On June 29th, over 400,000 sea- second-class degree in law. She later of the UN Decade of Ocean Science farers were still stranded, with 200,000 completed a master’s in law and earned for Sustainable Development.” Addi- needing to leave ships and a similar the opportunity to pursue a PhD in inter- tional activities, all which incorporate number needing to replace them. They national law at the Graduate Institute of evidence-driven and interdisciplinary have been experiencing a growing hu-

International Studies and the University research, features issues such as: marine manitarian crisis since they haven’t been of Geneva. debris, Sargassum, and marine spatial able to transit and transfer through ports

Her research examined the law-making planning in the eastern Caribbean; a and airports that would enable them to role played by international organiza- land-to-ocean PhD program for candi- return home following the end of their tions, such as the International Maritime dates from developing countries; and contracts,” said Doumbia-Henry.

Organization (IMO), and their in