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26 July 2021
On 19-22 July 2021 more than 90 participants, representing Customs, other governmental agencies, International Organizations and the humanitarian sector attended the “Online workshop to assist Benin Customs in drafting Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the clearance and regularization of relief goods in case of natural disasters and other disruptive events”, a capacity-building activity organized by the WCO COVID-19 Project with the financial support of the Government of Japan.
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23 July 2021
From July 12 to 16, 2021, the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) held a meeting of its Nomenclature and Tariff Committee in Douala, Cameroon, as part of its ongoing work to prepare for the implementation of the 2022 version of the Harmonized System (HS).
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23 July 2021
On 14 and 15 July 2021 the World Customs Organization (WCO), in cooperation with the Investment Climate Reform (ICR) Facility and the Regional Office for Capacity Building for West and Central Africa, successfully delivered a Conference under the theme “Human Capital at the Centre of Customs’ Strategies in a Post-COVID World”.
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23 July 2021
At the invitation of the Director-Generals of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the World Health Organization (WHO), the Deputy Secretary General of the World Customs Organization (WCO), Mr. Ricardo Treviño Chapa participated in a High-level Dialogue on “Expanding COVID-19 Vaccine Manufacture to Promote Equitable Access” that was held on 21 July 2021 under the Chatham House Rule.
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23 July 2021
From 5 to 8 July 2021, the WCO Secretariat conducted a virtual training for officials from Palestine Customs on the detection of illicit Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW).
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22 July 2021
The Customs Administration of the Republic of Serbia officially welcomed the SECO-WCO Global Trade Facilitation Programme (GTFP) on 22 July 2021.
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22 July 2021
The WCO Secretariat organized a virtual workshop for the Customs Department of the Mozambique Revenue Authority from 6 to 8 July 2021, aimed at examining enforcement strategies related to sub-standard and counterfeit products and, more specifically, at enhancing Mozambique Customs’ capacity to detect and confiscate illicit medicines and medical supplies related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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21 July 2021
From 5 to 9 July 2021, as part of the SECO-WCO Global Trade Facilitation Programme (GTFP) and under the auspices of the WCO Mercator Programme, a Virtual Study Mission was held between the Customs Administration of Bolivia (ANB) and the Customs Administration of Uruguay.
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21 July 2021
From 13 to 15 July the SECO-WCO Global Trade Facilitation Programme (GTFP) organised a three-day Sub-regional Virtual Workshop on Best Practices in e-Commerce for the Pacific Alliance (PA) member countries (Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru), in collaboration with the government of Switzerland, PA Observer State and representatives from public and private sectors, to support the digitalisation agenda of the PA and promote the e-commerce in the region.
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21 July 2021
The new integrity e-learning module on the WCO’s CLiKC! e-learning platform which came online in English and French at the end of last year is now also available in Portuguese, Arabic, Spanish and Russian on the WCO ClicK! e-learning platform.
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20 July 2021
From 5 to 8 July 2021, the SECO-WCO Global Trade Facilitation Programme (GTFP) provided assistance to the State Customs Committee (SCC) of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Time Release Study (TRS).
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20 July 2021
Within the framework of the SECO-WCO Global Trade Facilitation Programme (GTFP) and as a follow-up to the previous mission conducted in April 2021, the WCO team of experts provided an additional assistance on Post-Clearance Audit to the State Customs Committee (SCC) of the Republic of Uzbekistan from 6 to 8 July.
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20 July 2021
As part of its commitment to strengthen the CITES enforcement capacities of the World Customs Organization (WCO)’s members, the Environment Programme (EP) and the WCO INAMA Project assessed the capacity of 11 Customs administrations in sub-Saharan African, Asian and South American countries to mitigate Illegal Wildlife Trade (IWT) in the context of a series of 5-half day online diagnostic missions.
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20 July 2021
From 28 June to 15 July 2021, several virtual training workshops on internal control were organized by the WCO Anti-Corruption & Integrity Promotion (A-CIP) Programme with funding from the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) in response to specific needs identified by Malawi, Mali and Sierra Leone.
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19 July 2021
On 15 and 16 July 2021, at the invitation of the Republic of Uzbekistan, WCO Secretary General Kunio Dr. Mikuriya spoke at the International Conference on Central-South Asia Regional Connectivity, held in Tashkent.
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16 July 2021
Following the successful first meeting of the Passenger Facilitation and Control Working Group (PFCWG) in April 2021, a Global Cruise Ship Workshop was held virtually from 5 to 9 July 2021.
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16 July 2021
The Strategic Trade Control Enforcement (STCE) Programme organized a virtual Train the Trainer workshop for pre-accredited and fully accredited expert trainers in the field, in order to provide them with the necessary skills and tools for the delivery of the curriculum to remote audiences.
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16 July 2021
In pursuit of digital transformation of tariff classification work, the Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) hosted two workshops on the implementation of an electronic tariff (e-tariff) platform.
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16 July 2021
On 9 July 2021, the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) hosted an online diagnostic workshop on advance rulings.
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16 July 2021
The WCO Regional Intelligence Liaison Office (RILO) Western Europe (WE) presented its “Annual Report 2020 - Review of Drug Seizures at European Airports and Mail Centres” at the Annual Meeting of the Council of Europe (CoE) - Pompidou Airports Group on 15 June 2021.
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15 July 2021
The insider threat within ports and airports remains one of the most challenging and mercurial areas for law enforcement authorities to deal with.
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15 July 2021
The World Customs Organization (WCO), with the support of integrity experts from the Mauritius Revenue Authority and Turkey Customs Administration, has successfully delivered an integrity development workshop for the benefit of the State Customs Services of Turkmenistan.
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14 July 2021
To streamline the operation of global supply chains, and to facilitate the cross-border trade of COVID-19 medical supplies, the WCO has been actively working together with WTO, WHO and other international organizations under the pandemic.
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13 July 2021
After a National training for front line officers of the Philippines Customs Administration addressed to front line officers, conducted in November 2020, the Strategic Trade Control Enforcement (STCE) Programme held on 7 and 8 July 2021 a virtual Awareness Workshop for Senior Managers, with the aim to highlight the importance of the development of a functional and efficient strategic trade control national system.
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12 July 2021
The WCO Regional Intelligence Liaison Office (RILO) Western Europe (WE) has just published a new edition of the RILO WE INFO Magazine.
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12 July 2021
The WCO and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) have launched a new Project to improve the capacity of enforcement agencies to counter illegal shipments of plastic and hazardous waste in the cargo trade supply chain. The Project is part of the Container Control Programme (CCP), under which the two Organizations have established and provided training to dedicated Port Control Units (PCUs) and Air Cargo Control Units (ACCUs) at key seaports and airports.
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12 July 2021
As part of the SECO-WCO Global Trade Facilitation Programme (GTFP) and under the auspices of the WCO Mercator Programme, the WCO Team conducted a Remote Workshop on Strategic Planning to Customs officers of the State Customs Committee (SCC) of Uzbekistan, between 28 June and 2 July 2021.
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09 July 2021
A new training publication, the Handbook on Firearms for Customs and Border Guards, is available for officers controlling passengers and vehicles in the European Union (EU) and wishing to boost their capacity to detect, handle and seize firearms, along with firearm parts and ammunition.
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08 July 2021
At the invitation of the Head of the State Customs Service of Ukraine, Mr. Pavlo Riabikin, the WCO Secretary General, Dr. Kunio Mikuriya, visited the cities of Odesa and Kyiv in Ukraine from 4 to 7 July 2021. His visit included a meeting with the President of Ukraine, H.E. Volodymyr Zelensky.
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07 July 2021
At the invitation of Mr. Werner Ovalle Ramírez, Director General of Guatemala Customs and Vice-Chair for the World Customs Organization (WCO) Americas and Caribbean Region, the WCO Deputy Secretary General, Mr. Ricardo Treviño Chapa, participated in the opening ceremony for Phase 2 of the regional Time Release Study (TRS) for the six Secretariat for Central American Economic Integration (SIECA) Member countries, namely Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama, on 5 July 2021.
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06 July 2021
The World Customs Organization (WCO) Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Counter-Terrorism Financing (CTF) Programme, together with WCO partner organizations INTERPOL and the Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs), launched the second AML/CTF workshop of 2021, “Operation TENTACLE-Asia/Asia Pacific II”, from 15 to 18 June 2021.
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06 July 2021
As part of the SECO-WCO Global Trade Facilitation Programme (GTFP) and under the auspices of the WCO Mercator Programme, on 18 June 2021 the WCO organized a Dialogue on Advance Rulings for Origin for the benefit of the Customs Administration of Bolivia.
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06 July 2021
An integrated team consisting of Enforcement and Facilitation staff of the Compliance and Facilitation Directorate successfully conducted a virtual diagnostic mission with Sri Lanka Customs (28 June to 2 July 2021).
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06 July 2021
WCO Members of the Virtual Working Group (VWG) on Gender Equality & Diversity (GED) gathered through an online meeting on the 1st of July to discuss monitoring and evaluation of gender responsive and inclusive policies and practices.
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05 July 2021
On 1 July 2021, at the invitation of the Organization of American States (OAS), WCO Deputy Secretary General Ricardo Treviño participated in a virtual workshop on “AEO: Inter-institutional cooperation and the new challenges/opportunities in the SAFE Framework of Standards”.
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05 July 2021
On 28 June 2021, the WCO participated in the closing ceremony of the 49th programme of the Belgian Customs for officials from selected French speaking African Customs administrations.
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05 July 2021
The WCO-Japan Career Development Programme (CDP) for 2020-2021 ended with a ceremony at which WCO Secretary General Dr. Kunio Mikuriya awarded the 10 Professional Associates (PAs) certificates on their successful completion of the Programme.
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05 July 2021
On 29 and 30 June 2021, the WCO organized an online National Workshop on Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy for the Philippines Bureau of Customs, in close cooperation with the Regional Office for Capacity Building for the Asia/Pacific region (ROCB A/P).
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01 July 2021
In the WCO’s capacity as a member of the United Nations (UN) Counter Terrorism Coordination Compact, the WCO Secretary General, Dr. Kunio Mikuriya, spoke at a UN High-Level Conference, held virtually in New York on 29 June 2021, to highlight the contribution of the WCO and global Customs community to combating terrorism.
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01 July 2021
At the invitation of Fiji’s Ambassador to the United Nations (UN), H.E. Mr. Satyendra Prasad, leading the UN Pacific Group, the WCO Secretary General, Dr. Kunio Mikuriya, briefed 16 Ambassadors and Representatives to the UN of Small Island States from the Pacific region on the WCO Small Island Economies (SIEs) initiative during a meeting held on 28 June 2021. The meeting was coordinated by the UN Office of the High Representative for Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS), under the leadership of the UN Under-Secretary General, Ms. Fekita K. ‘Utoikamanu.
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