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Wednesday, 8 December 2021, 11 am – 1 pm and 3 – 5 pm (VIENNA TIME)

THEME: Effective measures to prevent and counter the smuggling of migrants, while protecting the rights of smuggled migrants, particularly women and children, and those of unaccompanied migrant children

There will be two sessions, from 11 am - 1 pm and from 3 - 5 pm (Vienna time), on the overall theme, without sub-items

The discussion guide is available on: https://undocs.org/E/CN.15/2021/6. This note focuses on prevention and protection issues arising from the vulnerabilities faced by people on the move in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. It should be read in conjunction with the thematic guide (https://undocs.org/E/CN.15/2020/6) prepared for the twenty-ninth session, which offers background information on trends in the smuggling of migrants and the profiles of smugglers and those who use their services and discusses promising practices and challenges in responding to the smuggling of migrants. The two notes are complementary and should be read as a whole.

Speaking time for panellists is 5 minutes, for all other interventions 3 minutes. All pre-prepared presentations and/or statements should be sent in advance to unov-conference.statements@un.org.

The discussion should be interactive, participants should ask questions and make reference to the presentations provided by panellists.

The session will be held in a hybrid format, with remote interpretation into the 6 official UN languages. The discussion will also be webcast in the 6 official languages: https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/commissions/CCPCJ/session/30Reconvened_Session_2021/webcast.html.

The platform used will be the remote interpretation platform Interprefy, all registered speakers receive the link to their email address. Guidance on participating in online meetings and interprefy specifically is available also on the CCPCJ website: https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/commissions/CCPCJ/session/30Reconvened_Session_2021/30-reconvened.html.

The outcome of the discussion will be a Chair’s summary of the salient points raised, which will not be subject to negotiation.

THEMATIC DISCUSSION

PANEL 1.
CCPCJ Chair, H.E. Ambassador Mr. Alessandro Cortese, Italy
UNODC, Mr. Ilias CHATZIS, Chief, Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling Section
UN, Mr. Felipe González Morales, Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
Institutes of the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme (statement)

Network (PNI), Mr. Yvon Dandurand. Representative PNI Panel.The International Centre For Criminal Law Reform (statement)
(African Group), Ms. Nkemdilim Edith Onyemenam, Assistant Comptroller General of Immigration, Nigeria (statement)
(WEOG), Mr. Keith Shannon, UK Migration and Modern Slavery Envoy, United Kingdom
(EEG), Mr. Ivan Gospodinov,Permanent Mission to the UN in Vienna, Bulgaria (statement)
(Asia Pacific), Ms Aisha Naeem, Counsel General at the Attorney General’s Office, Maldives

PANEL 2.
CCCPJ Chair, H.E. Ambassador Mr. Alessandro Cortese, Italy
UN, Ms. Najat Maalla M'jid, Special Representative of the Secretary General on Violence against Children (statement)
(GRULAC), Ms. Guillermina Benito,Chief of Section Early Detection of Trafficking in Person and Smuggling of Migrants, National Office for Migration, Argentina (statement)
(African Group), Ms. Goge MAIMOUNA GAZIBO, Director General National Agency for the Fight against Human Trafficking and Migrant Trafficking, Niger
(WEOG), Mr. Rami BADAWY, Trial Attorney, Human Rights and Special Prosecutions Section, U.S. Department of Justice, United States of America (statement)
(GRULAC), Mr. Juan Francisco Espinosa Palacios, Director of Migration, Colombia (statement)

United Nations

Office on Drugs and Crime

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THEMATIC DISCUSSION