Customsâ contribution stressed at the Kyoto Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Congress
At the invitation of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Dr. Kunio Mikuriya, WCO Secretary General, spoke at the high-level segment of the Fourteenth United Nations (UN) Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice. The Congress was held in Kyoto, Japan, from 7 to 9 March 2021.
During his intervention, Secretary General Mikuriya underlined the important contribution made by Customs to crime prevention and criminal justice, and especially against illicit trade by acting as the first line of defence at borders.
Dr. Mikuriya described the WCO s recent efforts to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic by providing guidance to Customs administrations in support of speedy clearance of medicines, vaccines and medical supplies, while also coordinating Operation STOP to protect citizens from attempts by criminal organizations to exploit supply chains. Going forwar
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AKIPRESS.COM - The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the World Customs Organization held an official opening ceremony of the Port Control Unit at Yallama customs checkpoint on Uzbek-Kazakh border.
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