UNODC organizes a training on intelligence sharing and judicialization in terrorism prevention in Côte d'Ivoire
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03-12-2021
In Côte d'Ivoire, the increase in terrorist incidents is of particular concern to the authorities, who wish to strengthen their criminal justice response to this threat. To meet this need, UNODC organized a training workshop on "Intelligence Sharing and Judicialization in the Fight against Terrorism". Read more
UNODC trains judges and prosecutors in Senegal on cybercrime & digital evidence
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02-12-2021
Senegalese judges and prosecutors participated in October in a hybrid training on cybercrime investigations, prosecutions, and digital evidence organized by the UNODC Global Program on Cybercrime in West Africa. Read more
UNODC "Paints" the Town in Senegal for Cyber Safety Campaign
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2021-30-11
In October, UNODC’s Global Program on Cybercrime in West and Central Africa launched a new cyber safety awareness campaign in Senegal, with hopes of reaching a wide audience in the country. The program commissioned the painting of five large “graffiti art” murals in multiple towns in Senegal. Read more
Senegal addresses the use of special investigation technique & begin work on a national strategy to prevent & counter terrorism
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08-10-2021
The Terrorism Prevention Branch of the Regional Office for West and Central Africa of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) organised a national workshop and a consultative meeting in Saly, Senegal, from 4-8 October 2021. Read more
UNODC provides technical assistance for terrorism prevention in Mali
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22-11-2021
UNODC organized a national workshop on information sharing between national and regional agencies responsible for combating terrorism and transnational crimes in the Liptako-Gourma region of Bamako. The discussions highlighted the main challenges that Mali faces in preventing and combating terrorism. Read more
OCWAR-T Peer exchange on Trafficking in Persons and Drugs between Ivorian and Nigerian law enforcement officers
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12-11-2021
Nigeria and Côte d’Ivoire are both countries of origin, transit and destination of drugs and victims of trafficking. To strengthen collaboration and build a platform for cooperation between ECOWAS member states to combat transnational organized crime in the region, UNODC organized a Peer Exchange Activity for law enforcement agents from Nigeria and Côte d’Ivoire. Read more
UNODC deploys a Liaison Magistrate from Niger to Italy to strengthen judicial cooperation on cases related to trafficking in persons and smuggling of migrants
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01-11-2021
Maimouna Gogé Gazibo has been deployed to Italy as the fourth Liaison Magistrate (LM) assigned from Africa to Europe. She is part of an innovative initiative of the Regional Office of West and Central Africa of UNODC to strengthen international judicial cooperation on smuggling of migrants and trafficking in persons (TIPSOM) between countries of origin and countries of destination. Read more
UNODC holds a webinar on the Annual Report Questionnaire (ARQ) to improve data collection on drugs in West and Central Africa
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29-10-2021
West and Central Africa is an important transit point for drug trafficking. The Annual Report Questionnaire (ARQ) provides a framework for Member States to report data on drug abuse in accordance with the international drug control conventions. The Research and Awareness Section of UNODC ROSEN organized a webinar to familiarize focal points with filling out the ARQ. Read more
UNODC supports "digital ambassadors" in Senegal to educate the public of risks online
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14-10-2021
UNODC partnered with the Ministry of Digital Economy and Telecommunications of Senegal and with the local organization Cyber221 to launch a new initiative called the “Digital Ambassador” program. It is part of the awareness-raising activities that the Global Program on Cybercrime is launching in celebration of Cyber October. Read more
UNODC encouraging more women to pursue careers and studies in Cyber
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22-09-2021
UNODC’s Global Program on Cybercrime in West Africa has launched a new initiative to encourage more women to pursue careers and studies in cyber. Read more
UNODC organizes four workshops to support Niger and Burkina Faso in preventing terrorism in the Liptako-Gourma region
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15-07-2021
UNODC recently organised several workshops in Ouagadougou and Niamey on preventing and countering terrorism in the Liptako-Gourma region. Read more
UNODC implements several capacity-building activities on counter-terrorism
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01-07-2021
UNODC's Terrorism Prevention Branch organised three separate capacity-building activities on counter-terrorism in Togo, Senegal and Côte d'Ivoire under the Global Counter-Terrorism Forum West Africa Working Group (GCTF-WAWG). Read more
At Garamba National Park in DRC, UNODC trains park rangers and judicial authorities to combat wildlife crimes
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09-07-2021
DRC has the highest level of biodiversity in Africa and accounts for more than half of Africa’s forest resources. To strengthen the capacity of park rangers and judicial authorities to detect and investigate wildlife and natural resources-related crimes, UNODC organized a training at Garamba National Park. Read more
UNODC supports Chad's efforts to combat wildlife trafficking and natural resources-related crimes
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31-06-2021
Chad’s current mining activities are illegally exploited by organized crime networks and its wildlife is heavily threatened by poachers and traffickers of ivory. To strengthen the Chadian authorities' judicial capacity to fight against natural resources-related crimes, UNODC organised three complementary activities in June in N’Djamena. Read more
UNODC holds first digital forensics competition to raise cyber security awareness
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31-05-2021
Throughout the month of May, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)’s Global Program on Cybercrime in Africa held an Africa-wide Digital Forensics competition. Read more
Malian court and CT specialized unit officials discuss practices in investigating, prosecuting and adjudicating terrorism trials
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21-06-2021
Terrorism continues to represent a great threat to Mali. Mali is exerting substantial effort to enhance the criminal justice response to these threats. To further enhance this response, a training was jointly organized by UNODC and MINUSMA. Read more
UNODC facilitates south-south cybercrime collaboration between Senegal & Niger
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04-06-2021
A team of 6 cybercrime officers from Niger took part in a training workshop in Dakar provided by the Senegal police cyber unit, and facilitated by UNODC. A Senegalese officer, supported by UNODC, led the workshop in the first bilateral knowledge-sharing workshop of its kind between the two countries in the domain of cybercrime. Read more
UNODC develops strategy to combat crime linked to fake meds in West & Central Africa
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28-05-2021
UNODC Regional Office for West and Central Africa (ROSEN) organized a side-event to the 30th Session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, which took place from 17 to 21 of May in Vienna, Austria to raise awareness of the scourge of falsified medical products and to discuss responses to combat crime related to falsified medical products in this region. Read more
SUCCESS STORY: 2 years of collaboration by UNODC & Peace Building Fund
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11-05-2021
In just two years UNODC and the Peace Building Fund have strengthened community dialogue in Mali and Niger through training sessions with key groups and members of the public, particularly actors at the countries’ borders, on the roles and mandates of the Defense and Security Forces. Read more
UNODC holds capacity-building training for Quranic teachers on human trafficking
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11-05-2021
More than forty religious school teachers participated in a workshop on ending forced child begging and exploitation in Senegal, in the framework of a USAID-funded project organized by UNODC. The workshops covered the basic concepts of trafficking in persons, the most prevalent forms of exploitation in Senegal. Read more
UNODC trains the Police Component of the G5 Sahel Joint Force
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29-04-2021
The first regional training session on the Human Rights Compliance Framework and judicialization for the Police Component of the G5 Sahel Joint Force was organized by UNODC, in partnership with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the European Union, Interpol and Afripol. Read more
UNODC donates equipment to Malian judicial authorities to boost terrorism investigations
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17-04-2021
UNODC has donated vehicles, computer equipment, cameras, and dictaphones to the Malian Ministry of Justice and Human Rights and the Specialized Judicial Pole (SPJ) to help improve the Malian judicial authorities’ investigations and legal proceedings of terrorism cases. Read more
UNODC supports Senegal in strengthening its criminal law response to terrorism
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08-04-2021
While not living under a constant terrorist threat, Senegal seeks to develop its terrorism prevention measures. UNODC supported the Government of Senegal in a consultative meeting on legislation on criminal response to terrorism in Dakar. Read more
UNODC supports Ghana to enhance police cooperation to combat terrorism
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25-03-2021
Technological tools to combat terrorism, the use of financial intelligence units, the gathering of digital evidence during prosecutions proceedings and the collection of battlefield evidence in military operations were discussed at a workshop organized by UNODC that gathered national counter terrorism experts from Ghana. Read more
Strengthening women's leadership in preventing and combating violent extremism in Mauritania
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15-04-2021
In the context of the gender institutionalization strategy of the Mauritanian government, UNODC and UNESCO have jointly developed a project to strengthen women's leadership in preventing and combating violent extremism in Mauritania. Read more
UNODC works to increase the role of women in Sahelian defence and security forces
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06-04-2021
UNODC, in partnership with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the G5 Sahel, organized in March 2021 a two-day workshop in Nouakchott, Mauritania, on increasing the participation of women in security operations in the Sahel. Read more
UNODC supports Mali's Specialized Investigation Brigade in the Fight against Terrorism and Transnational Organized Crime
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01-04-2021
Mali has long been subject to terrorism and violent extremism, particularly due to two major terrorist organizations in the region - Jama'a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM) and the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS). UNODC has been delivering assistance to strengthen capacity and knowledge on the terrorism threat in Mali and the Sahel. Read more
2018-2021: The Niamey Declaration celebrates its 3rd anniversary!
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16-03-2021
On March 16, 2018, 14 Ministers of Interior and of Foreign Affairs from West Africa and Europe, together with the European Union and other international organizations, adopted the Niamey Declaration, committing States to tackle the smuggling of migrants (SoM) and trafficking in persons (TiP) between countries of origin, transit and destination. Read more
Container Control Programme (CCP) Annual Report 2020: Results in West Africa
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16-03-2021
Today, most of the world’s raw materials move through the maritime container trade. Yet, only 2% of containers worldwide are properly inspected. Actions of organized crime groups in the movement of supplies and illegal goods have not seen a palpable decline despite the apparent limitations resulting from the ongoing pandemic. Click here to read more about the work of the UNODC-WCO CCP in West Africa.
UNODC commends Germany for its commitment during the COVID-19 crisis
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09-03-2021
Germany's financial support and responsiveness has enabled UNODC to provide personal protective equipments to the law enforcement agencies of Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, the Gambia, Ghana, Senegal and the police component of the G5 Sahel to ensure continuity in the fight against drug trafficking, transnational organised crime and terrorism. Read more
UNODC celebrates International Women's Day in West and Central Africa
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08-01-2021
Since the beginning of the pandemic, ROSEN has been engaged in the response to the COVID-19 crisis in partnership with women from civil society, public institutions and law enforcement agencies. These women were able to use their skills and knowledge to respond effectively to the challenges posed by this crisis. The UNODC launches a digital awareness campaign (in French) to make their voices heard. Read more
Global Study on Firearms Trafficking 2020: Perspectives for West and Central Africa
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08-01-2021
"Many countries in Africa and Asia appear to have a lower capacity to intercept and report trafficked firearms, which may lead to underreporting of some types of firearms. Moreover, the total figures reported by countries include seizures which are not directly connected to trafficking". Executive Summary of the Study available in English and French. Read more
Cybercrime investigations are showing good results in Burkina Faso
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04-01-2021
Cybercrime is a transnational crime, involving organised criminal groups and posing challenges in terms of governance as well as in the investigation of the Darknet cryptomarket or the exploitation of cryptocurrencies. Investigators continue to be challenged by the high speed of data exchange, the involvement of multiple providers and nuances necessary to apply traditional legal principles to this crime. Read more
Firearms Operation KAFO II disrupts illicit supplies in the Sahel
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04-01-2021
A seven-day operation saw law enforcement officers intercept illicit firearms, ammunition and explosives, and disrupt the trafficking networks used to supply terrorists across West Africa and the Sahel. Under Operation KAFO II (30 Nov-6 Dec), coordinated jointly by INTERPOL and the UNODC through, frontline officers targeted smuggling hotspots at airports, seaports, and land borders in Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali and Niger. Read more
