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EU CBRN CoE Holds Successful 21st Regional Strategic Coordination Meeting in Astana, Kazakhstan

 

The 21st Regional Strategic Coordination Meeting of National Focal Points for Central Asia (CA) convened in Astana, Kazakhstan, bringing together key stakeholders to advance regional cooperation in the field of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) safety and security.

The meeting was organized by the European Union’s Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Risk Mitigation Centres of Excellence (EU CBRN CoE) and hosted by its Regional Secretariat for Central Asia (CA). 

EU Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Centres of Excellence Threat Response and Risk Mitigation: Security Governance Preventing and Countering Transnational Security Threats, Terrorism, and Points of Nexus Goal 16
UNICRI’s Impact and Initiatives Highlighted by Acting Director Leif Villadsen at the CCPCJ Session

 

 

Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice CCPCJ Preventing and Countering Transnational Security Threats, Terrorism, and Points of Nexus Threat Response and Risk Mitigation: Security Governance Security through Research, Technology and Innovation Countering organized crime and fighting all forms of trafficking and illicit financial flows Goal 16
Side-event: Introduction to the New UNODC-UNICRI Initiative on the Nexus Between Terrorism and Organized Crime in Africa: Responses to Emerging Threats and New Dynamics

 

At the 33rd Session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, a side-event titled 'Introduction to the new UNODC-UNICRI Initiative on the Nexus between terrorism and organized crime in Africa: Responses to emerging threats and new dynamics' unveiled a comprehensive strategy to tackle this pressing challenge.

Preventing and Countering Transnational Security Threats, Terrorism, and Points of Nexus The nexus between transnational organized crime and terrorism Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice CCPCJ Africa 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions Goal 16

There is increasing recognition that terrorists can benefit from organized crime, whether domestic or transnational, through trafficking in arms, persons, drugs, cultural property, the illicit exploitation and trafficking of natural resources such as oil, precious metals and minerals, as well as timber, charcoal, and wildlife, the abuse of legitimate commercial enterprise, non-profit organizations, external donations, crowdfunding and proceeds of criminal activity, including kidnapping for ransom, extortion, bank robbery, as well as transnational organized crime at sea.

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