Working Group of Government Experts on Technical Assistance

Vienna, Austria, 23 to 27 May 2022

Constructive Dialogue on the review process of UNTOC - Friday, 27 May 2022, 3 to 6 p.m. Vienna time

At its second session, the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime established an open-ended interim working group on technical assistance to advise and assist the Conference in the implementation of its mandate on technical assistance (Conference decision 2/6).

Furthermore, in its resolution 7/1, entitled "Strengthening the implementation of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the Protocols thereto", the Conference, inter alia, encouraged the Working Group of Government Experts on Technical Assistance to consider meeting on an annual basis, as needed.

Moreover, in its resolution 9/1, entitled “Establishment of the Mechanism for the Review of the Implementation of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the Protocols thereto”, the Conference of the Parties requested the Working Group of Government Experts on Technical Assistance to consider the technical assistance needs identified during the review process and make recommendations to the Conference of the Parties on how to assist States parties in their efforts to implement the Convention and the Protocols.

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CTOC/COP/WG.2/2022/1

CTOC/COP/WG.2/2022/INF/1/ Rev.1

CTOC/COP/WG.6/2022/CRP.1

CTOC/COP/WG.2/2022/4

Topic

Information note for participants

Organization of work

Annotated provisional agenda (Updated meeting times are 11 AM to 1 PM and 3 to 5 PM, Vienna time)

List of participants

Effective strategies to prevent and combat organized crime, including mainstreaming of gender and human rights

Application of the Organized Crime Convention for preventing and combating transnational organized crimes that affect the environment

Report on the meeting of the Working Group of Government Experts on Technical Assistance held in Vienna on 9 and 10 July 2020

Comments received on the discussion points for future consideration stemming from the twelfth session of the Working Group on Technical Assistance (9–10 July 2020)

Application of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime in domestic jurisprudence

Conference room paper prepared by the Secretariat on the status of the functioning of the Mechanism for the Review of the Implementation of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC) and the Protocols thereto

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

Available Languages

E - F - S

A - C - E - F - R - S

E/F/S

A - C - E - F - R - S

Panellist Presentations

Agenda Item 2: The application of the Organized Crime Convention for preventing and combating transnational organized crimes that affect the environment

Panellist

Documents

Agenda Item 3: Effective strategies to prevent and combat organized crime, including mainstreaming of gender and human rights

Panellist

Documents

Statements

Agenda Item 2: The application of the Organized Crime Convention for preventing and combating transnational organized crimes that affect the environment

Angola, Kenya and Peru - E

Argentina - S

European Union - E

Iran - E

United Nations

Office on Drugs and Crime

Working Group of Government Experts on Technical Assistance

Vienna, Austria, 23 to 27 May 2022

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Meeting Documentation

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Topic

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Panellist Presentations

Agenda Item 2: The application of the Organized Crime Convention for preventing and combating transnational organized crimes that affect the environment

Panellist

Documents

Agenda Item 3: Effective strategies to prevent and combat organized crime, including mainstreaming of gender and human rights

Panellist

Documents

Statements

Agenda Item 2: The application of the Organized Crime Convention for preventing and combating transnational organized crimes that affect the environment

Other Relevant Documentation

Document Symbol

Topic

Available Languages

		The United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and International Human Rights Law

		Organized Crime and Gender: Issues relating to the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime
		Combating Waste Trafficking: A Guide to Good Legislative Practices

United Nations

Office on Drugs and Crime

Working Group of Government Experts on Technical Assistance

Vienna, Austria, 23 to 27 May 2022

Introducing INDICO registration system

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Meeting Documentation

Document Symbol

Topic

Available Languages

Panellist Presentations

Agenda Item 2: The application of the Organized Crime Convention for preventing and combating transnational organized crimes that affect the environment

Panellist

Documents

Agenda Item 3: Effective strategies to prevent and combat organized crime, including mainstreaming of gender and human rights

Panellist

Documents

Statements

Agenda Item 2: The application of the Organized Crime Convention for preventing and combating transnational organized crimes that affect the environment

Other Relevant Documentation

Document Symbol

Topic

Available Languages

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