Working Group on International Cooperation, 14th Session

Vienna, Austria, 11 and 12 September 2023

In its decision 3/2, entitled "Implementation of the provisions on international cooperation of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime", the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime decided that an open-ended working group on international cooperation would be a constant element of the Conference.

Furthermore, in its resolution 8/1, entitled “Enhancing the effectiveness of central authorities in international cooperation in criminal matters to counter transnational organized crime”, the Conference encouraged States parties to facilitate the active participation of central authorities in the relevant meetings of the Conference and its working groups, particularly the Working Group on International Cooperation, to share good practices and lessons learned with respect to international cooperation and to strengthen relationships among government experts, especially practitioners.

Also in its resolution 9/3, entitled “Implementation of the provisions on international cooperation of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime”, the Conference of the Parties endorsed relevant recommendations of the Working Group, requesting States parties to continue their efforts to facilitate the active participation of central authorities and law enforcement in the relevant meetings of the Conference and its working groups, in particular the Working Group on International Cooperation.

Constructive Dialogue on the International Cooperation, 13 September 2023

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MEETING DOCUMENTATION

Symbol	Title	A	C	E	F	R	S
	Information note for participants	-	-			-
CTOC/COP/WG.3/2023/1	Annotated provisional agenda
CTOC/COP/WG.3/2023/INF/1/Rev.1	List of participants
	Organization of work	-	-		-	-	-
CTOC/COP/WG.3/2023/2	Practical implementation of article 27 of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (law enforcement cooperation). Background paper prepared by the Secretariat
CTOC/COP/WG.3/2023/3	Status of the functioning of the Mechanism for the Review of the Implementation of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the Protocols thereto. Background paper prepared by the Secretariat
CTOC/COP/WG.3/2023/4	Report on the meeting of the Working Group on International Cooperation held in Vienna on 11 and 12 September 2023

Panellist Presentations

Agenda Item 2: Practical implementation of article 27 of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (law enforcement cooperation)

Panellist	Documents
Mr. Elisante Gadiel Masaki, Senior State Attorney from the National Prosecutions Service (United Republic of Tanzania)	English
Mr. Walter Augusto VEGA, División investigación Federal De Fugitivos Y Extradiciones, INTERPOL Oficina Central Nacional Buenos Aires (Argentina)	Spanish / English

Agenda Item 3: Lessons learned from the implementation of the international cooperation provisions of the Organized Crime Convention 20 years after its entry into force and in light of anticipated work under the Mechanism for the Review of the Implementation of the Organized Crime Convention and the Protocols thereto: the indicative example of establishing dual criminality for extradition and mutual legal assistance purposes

Panellist	Documents
Mr. Nicolás Murgueitio Sicard, Director de Asuntos Internacionales Ministerio de Justicia y del Derecho (Colombia)	Spanish
Ms. Mariela Bondar, Coordinadora de Cooperación Internacional en Materia Penal de la Dirección de Asistencia Jurídica Internacional del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Comercio Internacional y Culto (Argentina)	English

Statements

General statements

Delivered by	Documents
Conferencia de Ministros de Justicia de los Países Iberoamericanos (COMJIB)	Spanish / English

Agenda Item 2: Practical implementation of article 27 of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (law enforcement cooperation)

Delivered by	Documents
Ecuador	Spanish
Trinidad and Tobago	English
Red de Cooperación Penal Internacional (REDCOOP) de la Asociación Iberoamericana de Ministerios Públicos (AIAMP)	Spanish
International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL)	English \| PowerPoint

Agenda Item 3: Lessons learned from the implementation of the international cooperation provisions of the Organized Crime Convention 20 years after its entry into force and in light of anticipated work under the Mechanism for the Review of the Implementation of the Organized Crime Convention and the Protocols thereto: the indicative example of establishing dual criminality for extradition and mutual legal assistance purposes

Delivered by	Documents
Trinidad and Tobago	English

United Nations

Office on Drugs and Crime

Working Group on International Cooperation, 14th Session

Vienna, Austria, 11 and 12 September 2023

Constructive Dialogue on the International Cooperation, 13 September 2023

INDICO registration system resources

MEETING DOCUMENTATION

Panellist Presentations

Agenda Item 2: Practical implementation of article 27 of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (law enforcement cooperation)

Statements

General statements

Agenda Item 2: Practical implementation of article 27 of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (law enforcement cooperation)

Other Relevant Documentation

Title	A	C	E	F	R	S
Compendium and Thematic Index of Recommendations, Resolutions and Decisions of the Working Group on International Cooperation
Report on the meetings of the Working Group on International Cooperation and the Working Group of Government Experts on Technical Assistance held in Vienna from 23 to 27 May 2022