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UN Security Council urges regional cooperation to tackle Lord’s Resistance Army threat, including alleged involvement in elephant poaching and related illicit smuggling
The United Nations Security Council was briefed, at its 6971st meeting on 29 May 2013, by Abou Moussa, Special Representative of the Security-General and Head of the United Nations Regional...
Eight countries submit national action plans to combat illegal trade in elephant ivory
For use of the media only; not an official document. Primary source, transit and destination countries are requested to take urgent measures to implement their plans by July 2014 Geneva...
2013 WCO IT Conference & Exhibition:
Explore the ways that modern information and communications technology can lead to exciting possibilities for a whole-of-government approach at the border Dubai, United Arab Emirates 14 to 16 May 2013...
CITES promotes effective solutions for coordinated border controls of wildlife and its products at World Customs Organization Conference
Geneva, 14 May 2013: The CITES Secretary-General was invited to address as a keynote speaker the 2013 WCO IT Conference & Exhibition being held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from...
CITES at 40 Marks a Major Decision Point for Sharks, Trees, Snakes, Turtles and other Wildlife Species (9 May 2013)
The 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES CoP16) held March 2013 in Bangkok, will be remembered as a defining moment in the 40 year history of the Convention
CITES Secretary-General calls for urgent action to protect elephants in the Dzanga-Sanga National Park from armed groups
For use of the media only; not an official document. Geneva, 8 May 2013 – The Secretary-General of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and...
CITES Secretary-General engages IUCN Commissions in the fight against wildlife crime
CITES Secretary-General John E. Scanlon presenting at Brazilian Senate Chamber CITES Secretary-General John E. Scanlon met with Brazil High Court Justice Antonio Herman Benjamin, Chair of the IUCN World Commission...
CITES Secretary-General welcomes adoption of UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice draft resolution recognizing wildlife crime as a serious crime
On 26 April 2013, the United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) adopted a revised draft resolution on “Crime prevention and criminal justice responses to illicit trafficking...
Presentation to the UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
Thematic discussion on the challenge posed by emerging forms of crime that have a significant impact on the environment and ways to deal with it effectively Vienna, Austria, 23 April...
Heads of UNODC and CITES urge wildlife and forest offences to be treated as serious transnational organized crimes
For use of the media only; not an official document. Vienna , 23 April 2013 – At the current Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ), the heads of...