CITES Secretariat welcomes the Resolution on Tackling illicit trafficking in wildlife adopted by the United Nations General Assembly cites.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cites.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
CITES Secretariat welcomes the Political Declaration adopted at the United Nations General Assembly Special Session Against Corruption
From 2 to 4 June 2021, the United Nations General Assembly held a Special Session Against Corruption (UNGASS 2021), the first in its history to tackle this issue. The session provided an opportunity to galvanize the political will of governments and the international community in enhancing and progressing the fight against corruption.
With this Declaration, UN Member States recognized the seriousness of the problems and threats posed by corruption to the stability and security of societies, undermining their institutions and jeopardizing sustainable development and the rule of law. They pointed to the importance of international cooperation in preventing and addressing corruption, which is both a national and a transnational phenomenon that affects all societies.
The world’s environment ministers, gathered at the second session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-2) in Nairobi on late Friday, passed far reaching decisions on issues such as marine litter, the illegal trade in wildlife, air pollution, chemicals and waste, and sustainable consumption and production – which are an integral part of the global action needed to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Climate Agreement.
UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner said, “The environment has always been, and will always be, at the heart of humanity’s prosperity. World nations recognized this in 2015 with global accords, such as the 2030 Agenda, the Paris Agreement, the Sendai Framework on Disaster Risk Reduction and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda.
Assessment launches to appraise UK wildlife and forest crime legislation and enforcement
New toolkit launched to review the way we tackle wildlife crime in the UK.
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A UN backed assessment of UK wildlife and forest crime legislation and enforcement has launched today, using the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime (ICCWC) toolkit.
The toolkit will review wildlife crime policing structures, including the National Wildlife Crime Unit (NWCU) and UK Border Force and efficacy of prosecutions. The toolkit consists of five parts: legislation; enforcement; judiciary and prosecution; drivers and prevention. To date, the toolkit has been implemented in 15 countries. The UK will be the first G20 country to have invited this assessment.
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