The International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime: Celebrating 10 years of supporting countries to combat wildlife crime
On 23 November 2020, we mark ten years since the establishment of the International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime ( ICCWC ), the collaborative effort between the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Secretariat, INTERPOL, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the World Bank and the World Customs Organization (WCO). These five inter-governmental bodies are collectively working through ICCWC to enhance capacity and bring coordinated support to national agencies responsible
UNODC launch the World Wildlife Crime Report 2020
Geneva, 10 July 2020 - The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) unveiled the World Wildlife Crime Report 2020 during a high-level virtual event at which statements were delivered by Ms. Ghada Whaly and Ms. Angela Me , respectively UNODC’s Executive Director and Chief of Research and Analysis Branch; Ms. Carla Montesi , Director for Planet and Prosperity of the European Commission’s Development Cooperation Directorate; Ms. Astrid Schomacher , Director for Global Sustainable Developmentof the European Commission’s Directorate
First High-level Conference on Illegal Wildlife Trade in the Americas
Welcoming speech from CITES Secretary general (5 min.) Excellencies, Heads of States, Ministers, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen. It is a great pleasure for me to be here with you at this First High-level Conference on Illegal Wildlife Trade in the Americas. We continue to see a great deal of high-level political support and cooperation at international and regional levels, and, in this regard, I would like to congratulate the Government of Peru for having organized this important conference in
Fight against wildlife crime gets a USD20 million boost
JOINT PRESS RELEASE Fight against wildlife crime gets a USD20 million boost Geneva 29 November – At an event held alongside the 69th meeting of the CITES Standing Committee (SC69), the International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime (ICCWC) announced generous new funding of USD20 million to scale up the fight against illegal wildlife trade. The significant new funding will be provided by the European Union (EU) (EUR 13,500,000), Germany (EUR 400,000) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Links between corruption and wildlife crime highlighted at UN anti-corruption conference
For use of the media only; not an official document. JOINT PRESS RELEASE Links between corruption and wildlife crime highlighted at UN anti-corruption conference VIENNA, 6 November 2017 — The Secretariat of the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Fauna and Flora (CITES) and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) spearheaded a number of events at the 7thsession of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC CoSP7, Vienna
CITES Secretary-General's statement at the 7th session of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption, Vienna, Austria
Plenary: Remarks by John E. Scanlon, CITES Secretary-General 7th session of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption Vienna, 6-10 November 2017 Thank you President and thank you for giving CITES the opportunity to address today’s Plenary session, which is a first for the Convention. I would also like to express our sincere thanks to Executive Director Yury Fedotov and his good team for their extraordinary support for CITES and the fight against wildlife
CITES welcomes powerful new UN resolution on tackling illicit wildlife trafficking
For use of the media only; not an official document. PRESS RELEASE CITES welcomes powerful new UN resolution on tackling illicit wildlife trafficking UN General Assembly concludes its 71st session on a high note by embracing the groundbreaking CITES decisions adopted at CoP17 last year Geneva, 12 September 2017: A far reaching Resolution on tackling illicit wildlife trafficking was adopted by the 193 Member States of the United Nations at the final meeting of the 71 st session of the
New Funds from France and Monaco to boost global alliance’s frontline efforts to combat wildlife crime
For use of the media only; not an official document. PRESS RELEASE New Funds from France and Monaco to boost global alliance’s frontline efforts to combat wildlife crime Geneva, 26 June 2017 – France and the Principality of Monaco contributed funding to the International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime (ICCWC), a collaborative effort of the CITES Secretariat, INTERPOL, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the World Bank and the World Customs organization, to strengthen criminal justice systems and
CITES Task Force agrees on strategies to combat illegal trade in tortoises and freshwater turtles
For use of the media only; not an official document. PRESS RELEASE CITES Task Force agrees on strategies to combat illegal trade in tortoises and freshwater turtles Geneva / Singapore, 28 April 2017 - Over 50 representatives from 15 countries across Africa, Asia, North America and South America, and from international inter-governmental and non-governmental organizations, met in Singapore from 25-27 April at a meeting of the Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles Task Force of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered
Secretary-General's welcome remarks at the meeting of the CITES Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles Task Force, Singapore
CITES Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles Task Force Singapore, 25-27 April 2017 Welcome remarks by John E. Scanlon, CITES Secretary-General Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Tan Poh Hong, Senior CITES Specialist, Mr. Bruce Weissgold, Distinguished guests, friends and colleagues from CITES Parties and international organizations, Good morning to you all and welcome to this very important, and timely, CITES Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles Task Force meeting! Let me start by expressing our deep gratitude to the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore
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