unodc response to support border protection issues and cross-border cooperation
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UNODC response to support border protection issues and cross-border cooperation. NEED to KNOW. In many instances there is no possibility to physically protect the borders – because of terrain, length (thousands of km), lack of human resources, etc.; - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
UNODC response to support border protection issues and cross-border cooperation
NEED to KNOW• In many instances there is no possibility to physically
protect the borders – because of terrain, length (thousands of km), lack of human resources, etc.;
• Cross border issues and border protection are not limited to the physical border itself;
• Not limited to one country – as border always have “other” side (not vacuum);
• It is a part of the wider cooperation both at national and regional level.
Helping the countries to develop their capacities
• To use intelligence led approach• Working across the borders• Training• Equipment • To conduct operations • special investigative techniques– for instance, controlled
deliveries
Border liaison offices
• Exchange of information;• Daily cooperation;• Focal point;• Relevant agencies
involved;
S.E.Asia and C.Asia
Country A
Police
Customs
Border Guards
Others
Country B
Police
Customs
Border Guards
Others
AIRCOP
• Risk assessment;• Profiling of passengers;• Building operational links between the countries and
their airports (law enforcement)• Developing this approach as part of a bigger law
enforcement;
AFRICA and LATIN AMERICA
Container Control Programme
• Addressing cross-border container shipments through:
– Sea ports– Dry ports– Air ports (cargo)
• More details will follow.
Why Networks?
Networks
Coordination
Information sharing
Collaboration
Trust
- Promote/strengthen regional as well as national responses
- Provide platforms and support for the exchange of information re: focal points, legal systems, procedures, & good practices
- Establish contacts and build trust that facilitates information sharing and cooperation related to ongoing investigations/prosecutions
Promoting regional structures to support cross border and regional cooperation
• Prosecutorial and Central Authorities
• Law Enforcement
• Financial Intelligence
Prosecutorial and Central Authorities
• REFCO, WACAP, Central Asia, East Africa, Gulf States• Focal points, • Regular meetings• Cooperation in criminal matters• MLA and Extradition
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Law Enforcement Ensuring exchange of criminal intelligence; Coordinating multilateral operations; Serving as a platform for operational initiatives – for instance meetings of the case officers investigating real cases
• Joint Planning Cell – Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan• Gulf Criminal Intelligence Centre to Combat Drugs
(GCIC) - Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia & UAE
• CARICC – Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan;
• Others
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Networking the Networks
CARICC
GCIC
JPC
SELECInterpol
WCO
APICC
Europol
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION(to be followed by CCP presentation)
• Tofik Murshudlu• Chief ISS/OCB/DTA