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On November 3, UNODC hosted a special event "addressing the nexus between wildlife and forest crime and corruption," organized by the Corruption and Economic Crime Branch and the Global Programme...

Corruption as an enabler of wildlife and forest crime Joint Statement of Mr Yury Fedotov, Executive Director of UNODC and Mr John Scanlon, Secretary-General of CITES Saint Petersburg, 3 November...

Workshop on illegal trade in cheetahs 3 – 5 November 2015 Kuwait Welcoming remarks by John E. Scanlon, CITES Secretary General His Excellency Sheikh/ Abdullah Ahmad Al-Humoud Al-Sabah - Director...

Corruption is “an insidious plague” that is present in the wildlife sector just as it is in other sectors, indeed in virtually any form of human activity. A clear message of the determination of the international community to work to prevent and combat corruption was sent with the adoption by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) of the UN Convention Against Corruption in 2003 and its entry into force in 2005.

For use of the media only; not an official document. PRESS RELEASE 100+ experts advise on global trade in high-value CITES listed timbers Geneva/Tbilisi, 23 October 2015 – More than...

This week in New York, the U.N. General Assembly will adopt a set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 targets that represent an unprecedented opportunity to safeguard globally...

For use of the media only; not an official document. PRESS RELEASE New training tools for CITES-listed shark and manta rays available on CITES Sharks Portal 20 October Geneva/Rome –...