- It is an international governance mechanism
- Established in 2009
- Aims to facilitate the discussion and coordination of actions among states and organizations to suppress maritime piracy near Somali
- So far more than 60 countries and international organizations have become part of this forum to work collectively for the prevention of piracy off the Somali coast.
- Seychelles is the current chairman of the CGPCS for the biennium 2016-17
- Why in news? India has become the co-chair of Working Group on Maritime Situational Awareness (WG-MSA) under CGPCS