Co-financing and Partnership NEWS

09.10.2009

Germany Funds a Workshop on Anti-Human Trafficking and Smuggling of Migrants

UNODC Regional Programme Office for South East Europe (RPOSEE) carried out the first Workshop to Develop Guidelines on International Legal Cooperation Instruments in the Area of Anti-Human Trafficking and Smuggling of Migrants in Budva, Montenegro September 30 to October 2.

The workshop was organized within the German funded extension of the "Enhancing operational capacity to investigate and disrupt human trafficking activities in the Western Balkans", project XCE/S50. It was originally sponsored by Germany and the United Kingdom.

The workshop helped initiating the consultative and inclusive process of developing guidelines on international legal cooperation instruments in the area of anti-human trafficking and smuggling of migrants. [Read more] 

  

  

30.09.2009

Donors Support UNODC on Fighting Piracy

On 29 of September UNODC held a donor briefing on Piracy, chaired by UNODC Executive Director Antonio Maria Costa.

Despite being sometimes considered non-existent in the modern world, piracy affects many countries, particularly some of the African states.

With the financial support of  Australia , European Commission, France, Germany, and the USA UNODC has developed a Counter-Piracy Programme to deliver substantial  support to countries in the East African region to support their efforts to investigate, prosecute and detain suspected pirates in the framework of the rule of law. In addition, UNODC will also provide technical support to Somalia itself to improve prison conditions in Puntland and Somaliland and, in the longer term, to increase the capacity of Somalia's legal and   institutional structures.

Donor states, which participated in the briefing, expressed their support to the UNODC actions, directed at fighting piracy.

Mr. Costa chairs a UNODC briefing on fighting piracy

 

30.09.2009

Germany Supports Activities In The Balkans With US$ 3,5 Million

Germany provided in total US$3,5 million to support the implementation of the new regional programme for the Western Balkans and projects in the region.

 

H.E. Ambassador Luedeking from Germany presents the pledge letter to contribute to the regional programme in the Western Balkans to Mr. Costa.