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2020-08-10
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  1. “In that connection, UNODC is cooperating with UNDP and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, with the support of the Peacebuilding Fund, to bolster the fight against corruption. (spoke in English) Meanwhile, there is groundwork to be done. For example, we need a better understanding of trafficking flows in Haiti, with a focus on firearms and drugs, which will help provide insights for designing tailored criminal justice and border management responses.”

    2022-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9136 (2022) · source

  2. “UNODC will remain in the country as long as security conditions allow, and stands ready to take robust measures. In parallel with those efforts, we hope to cooperate with BINUH and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) within the framework of a special joint programme to support the Haitian National Police in these priority efforts, including forensic capacity-building. Investments and efforts in the security sector should be accompanied by similar efforts throughout the entire criminal justice system. Haiti needs a competent police force, solid investigations, effective prosecutors and an independent judicial system if justice is to function properly. Criminal organizations must be brought to justice before the courts and impunity must be brought to an end on behalf of the Haitian people.”

    2022-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9136 (2022) · source

  3. “At the operational level, we are supporting the Haitian authorities’ capacity-building in the inspection of containers at strategic points such as Port-au-Prince, Port Lafito, the international port of Cap-Haïtien and the land-border crossings of Ouanaminthe, Belladère, Malpasse and Anse-à-Pitres, in cooperation with the Dominican authorities. The assistance also covers the monitoring of air freight cargo and the transport of passengers and post at Toussaint Louverture international airport in Port-au- Prince and Cap-Haïtien international airport. Those efforts should help to ensure that customs revenue is effectively invested in activities promoting border security and modernization. Achieving those aims requires access to ports, as well as the engagement and commitment of port authorities and private companies.”

    2022-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9136 (2022) · source

  4. “The team identified the need for capacity-building and technology as a top priority in order to safeguard Haiti’s borders, international ports and airports, as well as to combat illicit trafficking and organized crime, reduce the proliferation of illicit firearms and halt endemic corruption. The Haitian Government is starkly aware of those realities and has directly tasked UNODC with supporting it in its border-management capacity- building endeavours through an earmarked financial contribution. As part of that recently launched programme, UNODC has just begun working to map transnational criminal activities in Haiti and their regional impact.”

    2022-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9136 (2022) · source

  5. “UNODC is working especially with the Caribbean Community and its specialized Implementing Agency for Crime and Security in order to advance the road map for implementing priority actions on the illicit proliferation of firearms and ammunition across the Caribbean, including in Haiti. We must give priority to supporting services that aim to uphold and implement the law and criminal justice in Haiti so as to assist the Haitian population and prevent any regional destabilization. In March, a UNODC multidisciplinary team carried out an assessment mission to Haiti in close cooperation with the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH).”

    2022-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9136 (2022) · source

  6. “I would like to thank you, Madam President, on behalf of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), for the opportunity to inform the Security Council of its activities in Haiti. Violence and organized crime, as well as the presence of armed groups and clashes between them, are compromising stability, security and the rule of law in Haiti, hampering the efforts aimed at achieving peace and the prospects for lasting development. The country’s 1,500 kilometres of coastline and its 360-kilometre land border with the Dominican Republic make Haiti particularly vulnerable to illicit trafficking in commodities, especially drugs, arms, firearms and ammunition. Regional cooperation, particularly with the Dominican Republic, is therefore crucial to curbing the recent uptick in violence and its cross-border effects.”

    2022-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9136 (2022) · source

  7. “We cannot allow pirates, criminals and terrorists to take advantage of poverty and instability or gain impunity by exploiting vulnerabilities. UNODC remains fully engaged with our partners in advancing holistic crime prevention as part of broader peacebuilding and development interventions that promote responsive State institutions, improve accountability and provide opportunities for education and work, including for youth and women. Together, we can strive for justice as an essential building block for the sustainable prosperity and security that the people of West Africa and the Sahel deserve.”

    2022-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8944 (2022) · source

  8. “The programme will be guided by our Strategic Vision for Africa 2030, which reinforces the role of women and youth and prioritizes innovation and prevention. We will also continue to strengthen our partnerships with regional organizations and our collaboration with the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel, including as co-leader of the peace and security pillar of the United Nations Integrated Strategy for the Sahel and as co-Chair of the UNODC Sahel Programme Steering Committee. A peaceful West Africa and Sahel region can be attained only if the international community comes together with Member States in the region to support local and cross-border efforts to address interconnected drug, crime, corruption and terrorism threats.”

    2022-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8944 (2022) · source

  9. “We have also trained almost 2,000 judges, prosecutors and law enforcement officers. UNODC technical assistance activities supported Togo and Nigeria in achieving the first-ever successful prosecutions of piracy in the region last year — a landmark step towards achieving maritime security in West Africa. We are also promoting more effective regional cooperation, including through work with the Economic Community of West African States Commission. Moreover, UNODC is supporting Governments in the Gulf of Guinea and across West Africa to strengthen criminal justice capacities and cooperation through the United Nations Conventions against Transnational Organized Crime and Corruption, as well as global counter-terrorism instruments. This year, UNODC will develop a new regional programme to provide integrated support across UNODC mandate areas.”

    2022-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8944 (2022) · source

  10. “Alongside efforts to provide humanitarian and emergency assistance — and to prevent conflict and promote dialogue, including among local communities — we must encourage political will and increased international support to strengthen comprehensive and cooperative crime responses. Such effective responses must build on international legal and institutional frameworks, regional partnerships and national capabilities. UNODC has been supporting the countries of the region to advance such action, including through our Global Maritime Crime Programme and the Strategic Vision for Africa 2030, which we launched last year. To confront crime at sea, we are assisting in the review of legislation and regulatory frameworks in 16 coastal countries in West and Central Africa.”

    2022-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8944 (2022) · source

  11. “The value of those illicit flows exceeds the national budgets of some transit countries, which is highly destabilizing in the context of the complex security situation. Moreover, drug trafficking, as well as illicit trade in firearms and other goods, is contributing to terrorist financing and operations. Terrorist groups are reported to be engaged in small arms trafficking; the taxing and protection of illicit drug shipments passing through areas under their control; kidnapping for ransom; cattle rustling; and illegal gold mining. It is clear that maritime insecurity, illicit flows and the linkages between transnational organized crime and terrorism all represent major obstacles to achieving peace, security and development in West Africa and the Sahel.”

    2022-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8944 (2022) · source

  12. “The greater security threats are posed by cocaine trafficking, with West Africa serving as a major transit area for onward shipments to Western and Central Europe, as well as cannabis resin trafficking. Individual drug seizure data suggests cocaine trafficking through countries including Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Nigeria and Senegal has increased over the past two years. Very large cocaine seizures are being registered in West Africa since 2019. The seizure of 214 kilograms of cocaine reported in the Niger at the start of this year illustrates the size of the problem. The Sahel is also a major route for cannabis resin trafficking, with the reported involvement of individuals affiliated with Sahelian armed groups.”

    2022-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8944 (2022) · source

  13. “According to the 2020 UNODC Global Report on Trafficking in Persons, about 59 per cent of detected trafficking victims in West and Central Africa are children, and 27 per cent are women. Member States in the region have also sounded the alarm about a marked increase in drug trafficking and related insecurity in recent years. The increase in the non-medical use of pharmaceutical opioids and in drug-use disorders are harming health and public safety in West Africa, as the region continues to be heavily affected by illegal tramadol imports. At the same time, West Africa has emerged as a manufacturer of methamphetamine, mainly destined for markets in East and South-East Asia.”

    2022-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8944 (2022) · source

  14. “Those billions of dollars represent lost potential and funds that could otherwise be invested in licit economies and developing coastal communities — funds that are needed now more than ever in the continuing coronavirus disease crisis in the region. More broadly, across West Africa and the Sahel, we see that organized crime facilitated by corruption is perpetuating instability, violence and poverty. The lack of opportunities and frustration are driving more youth to piracy and crime and leaving them more receptive to radicalization narratives. Desperate conditions render more people vulnerable to human trafficking and migrant smuggling, and more women and girls at greater risk of exploitation and sexual violence.”

    2022-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8944 (2022) · source

  15. “As noted in the report of the Secretary-General (S/2021/1091), the overall number of incidents in the Gulf of Guinea decreased last year thanks to national anti-piracy efforts, including the adoption by many States of relevant legislation and maritime strategies. Nonetheless, progress has stalled in operationalizing the Gulf of Guinea maritime security architecture, and the repercussions of piracy and maritime insecurity on regional peace, stability and development remain profound. A new study by Stable Seas conducted in partnership with UNODC and funded by Norway estimates that piracy and armed robbery at sea are costing the Gulf of Guinea States a total of approximately $1.94 billion annually. Port fees and import tariffs lost due to decreased shipping activity are estimated at $1.4 billion a year.”

    2022-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8944 (2022) · source

  16. “As the Council has repeatedly recognized, piracy and armed robbery at sea, together with other forms of transnational organized crime, are posing a threat to international security and the global economy. The Gulf of Guinea region continues to be a priority concern. Incidents in the Gulf account for the majority of kidnappings of seafarers for ransom around the world. According to a UNODC study conducted last year, those kidnappings are being carried out by pirate groups that are gaining in sophistication and increasingly able to conduct attacks against international vessels in deeper waters.”

    2022-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8944 (2022) · source

  17. “Ms. Waly: It is an honour to join members of the Security Council at this briefing. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is proud to support the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) and regional efforts for peace, and I welcome this opportunity to brief the Council on our work in that regard. I thank the presidency of Norway for inviting me to speak today. I am also grateful for the continued attention of the Council to threats posed by crime, drugs, corruption and terrorism to peace and security in West Africa, the Sahel and beyond. I had the privilege of briefing the Council at the high-level open debate on maritime security (see S/2021/722), held under the presidency of India in August 2021.”

    2022-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8944 (2022) · source

  18. “We do that through our cooperation with UNOWAS and the implementation of the UNODC Regional Programme for West Africa, with ECOWAS and global programmes, including the CRIMJUST programme to strengthen investigation and cooperation along drug trafficking routes, and our Global Maritime Crime Programme. UNODC relies on the international community’s engagement and resources to advance and strengthen that assistance to Guinea-Bissau in the transition and beyond. In conclusion, I would like to thank the Security Council for continuing to prioritize the fight against drug trafficking and organized crime, and for its repeated calls for increased support for UNODC’s work, with and for the people of Guinea-Bissau.”

    2020-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8754 (2020) · source

  19. “Going beyond that important but largely technical expertise, our Office stands ready to offer more formal advisory services on drugs, organized crime and justice reform to the United Nations country team and the United Nations Resident Coordinator, pursuant to resolution 2512 (2020), which mandates our continued support. The UNODC Regional Office for West and Central Africa, based in Dakar, will also provide technical and advisory support and continue its strategic coordination with UNOWAS and the United Nations country team. Furthermore, UNODC is providing Guinea- Bissau with integrated support that acknowledges and addresses important regional dynamics affecting drug and organized crime challenges.”

    2020-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8754 (2020) · source

  20. “UNODC is fully engaged in supporting the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa and UNOWAS in devising effective strategies to contribute to the country’s stability. As stated by the Secretary-General in his latest report on Guinea-Bissau, UNODC will continue to closely monitor and report on the drug trafficking and organized crime situation with a view to preventing traffickers from exploiting the current pandemic situation and political dynamics. In that regard, and taking into consideration the evolving political situation, UNODC will continue delivering its large array of technical assistance activities to Guinea- Bissau. That will be supported by an expanded team on the ground.”

    2020-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8754 (2020) · source

  21. “Both those units have helped to include Guinea-Bissau law enforcement agencies in networks of cooperation supporting South- South exchanges and coordination, especially along the cocaine route between Latin America and West Africa. Those are important steps, but much more work needs to be done to sustain and improve operationalization, with the enhanced support and participation of national counterparts. As we approach the UNIOGBIS transition, let us be clear — Guinea-Bissau needs and deserves the renewed and redoubled commitment of the international community. For nearly 15 years, UNODC has responded to the calls of the international community to support Guinea-Bissau’s peace and stability. Today, political will and extensive, long-term assistance, backed by sufficient funding, are needed more than ever.”

    2020-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8754 (2020) · source

  22. “The Joint Airport Interdiction Task Force of the Airport Communication Project, created by UNODC in partnership with INTERPOL and the World Customs Organization, is a specialized multi-agency unit in charge of detecting and intercepting drugs and other illicit goods, as well as preventing terrorism and intercepting high-risk passengers in airport settings. In the framework of the West Africa Coast Initiative implemented by UNODC, the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), the Department of Peacekeeping Operations and INTERPOL, we have also helped to establish the Transnational Crime Unit, a specialized inter-agency law enforcement unit tasked with collecting and analysing information on organized crime and producing national operational intelligence to support complex crime investigations.”

    2020-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8754 (2020) · source

  23. “Moreover, UNODC is providing technical support to the Ministry of Women, Family and Social Protection and, in partnership with IOM and the United States, our Office has contributed to the design of the trafficking in persons contingency plan for 2020. That plan will further serve as a basis for the preparation of the national action plan for 2021-2026, which will take the important step of including an integrated referral mechanism to identify and assist trafficking victims. At the same time, UNODC will continue supporting the operational law enforcement units our Office has helped to establish in Guinea-Bissau, which have yielded important results on which we can build.”

    2020-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8754 (2020) · source

  24. “The new national strategic action plan is a comprehensive and integrated multilevel approach for the entire security and justice system chain to effectively address drug trafficking, organized crime, corruption and money-laundering. UNODC will start implementing two new projects this summer, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea- Bissau (UNIOGBIS). Those projects are aimed at supporting specific objectives laid out in the national strategic action plan, strengthening coordination between law enforcement and criminal justice actors and promoting anti-corruption and integrity mechanisms.”

    2020-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8754 (2020) · source

  25. “Sori-Coulibaly has mentioned, is fundamental and essential to a lasting solution to Guinea-Bissau’s chronic political instability and vulnerability to transnational organized crime, which UNODC has sought to support since the Office started implementing activities in the country in 2006. In view of that cardinal objective and as mandated by resolution 2512 (2020), UNODC assistance to Guinea-Bissau will focus on strengthening the capacity of national institutions to combat corruption and enhance criminal justice responses to all forms of organized crime. Our work will be undertaken in the framework of the national strategic action plan on drug trafficking, organized crime and security threats, which was developed with UNODC support and approved by the Council of Ministers in February.”

    2020-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8754 (2020) · source

  26. “They represent hard-won achievements enabled by the integration of the Guinea- Bissau Judicial Police into regional and international anti-trafficking platforms. Notably, 19 drug traffickers, including foreign nationals, have been convicted by the judicial authorities since 2019, and assets were seized. But these gains are proving difficult to take forward. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime is also concerned about the resurgence of drug trafficking and the re-emerging influence of criminal operations in the country. The recent return of convicted drug traffickers to the country observed by UNODC is a further concern. In addition, the dismissal of key counterparts within law-enforcement agencies threatens to compromise the sustainability of what has been accomplished. Security sector reform, as Ms.”

    2020-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8754 (2020) · source

  27. “Guinea-Bissau’s coastal geography and related border-management challenges have been exploited by organized criminal groups, in particular for trans-Atlantic cocaine trafficking, a situation that has been greatly aggravated by instability, poverty and constrained justice and law-enforcement capacities. Despite these severe challenges, Guinea-Bissau can nevertheless be proud of some recent law-enforcement successes. Last year two operations undertaken with the support of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Operation CARAPAU, in March, and Operation NAVARA, in September, led to the seizure of close to three tons of cocaine. The operations were not a matter of chance or luck.”

    2020-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8754 (2020) · source

  28. “Ms. Waly: I wish to thank you, Mr. President, for this opportunity to brief the Security Council on the threats posed by drug trafficking and organized crime to peace and security in Guinea-Bissau. I welcome this discussion, which comes at a challenging time of transition for international support to Guinea-Bissau and as the coronavirus disease crisis further heightens vulnerabilities and hampers efforts to deliver much-needed technical assistance. Urgently coordinated action based on shared responsibility is very much needed. As noted by the Security Council and most recently in the report of the Secretary-General (S/2020/755), tackling transnational organized crime, including drug trafficking and trafficking in persons, is critical to building peace and working towards lasting political and economic stability in Guinea-Bissau.”

    2020-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8754 (2020) · source