About Indian Ocean Rim Association 

• IORA is an inter-governmental organisation which was established in 1997 to strengthen regional cooperation and sustainable development within the Indian Ocean region.
• IORA consists of 23 Member States (including India) and 9 Dialogue Partners.
• IORA’s apex body is the Council of Foreign Ministers (COM) which meets annually.
• IORA became an observer to the UN General Assembly and the African Union in 2015.
• Decisions made within IORA are reached by consensus and commitments are undertaken on a voluntary basis.
• The IORA Secretariat is based in Mauritius. It is headed by a fixed term Secretary-General. 

Why in News?

• A Seminar on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing, under the aegis of Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA), was conducted by the Indian Navy at Goa.

Reference:

https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1873512