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25 December 2023
On 14 December 2023, the World Customs Organization (WCO) marked a significant moment as Secretary General Dr. Kunio Mikuriya, who is concluding his term on 31st December 2023, hosted a farewell event for the staff of the WCO Secretariat and Customs attachés from Brussels-based embassies.
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22 December 2023
Developed by the WCO A-CIP Programme with the assistance of the Internal Affairs Expert Working Group and the WCO e-Learning Team, the Internal Affairs learning event is a six-week tutored activity on the WCO CLiKC! Platform aiming at exploring the Internal Affairs e-learning module.
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22 December 2023
On the 20th to 23rd November 2023, the WCO in collaboration with the Basel Convention Secretariat, conducted a workshop on the “Regulatory Management of Joint Inspections for Environmentally Sensitive Commodities under Customs Stewardship” for the Sida-WCO TFCM Programme beneficiary countries in the East African Community (EAC) region.
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22 December 2023
At the request of the Mozambique Tax Authority (AT), the WCO conducted a Mercator Program diagnostic support mission in Maputo, Mozambique, from 27 November to 05 December 2023.
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22 December 2023
From 27 November to 1 December 2023, the World Customs Organization (WCO), in collaboration with the Southern African Development Community (SADC), conducted a sub-regional workshop on Customs Interconnectivity for Member countries of the SADC to advance the development of a regional framework for the harmonized implementation of Customs systems interconnectivity and data exchange, based on the WCO instruments and tools.
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21 December 2023
From 6 to 8 December 2023, the WCO Anti-Corruption and Integrity Promotion (A-CIP) Programme and Côte d’Ivoire Customs worked together to acquire best practices to fight corruption and promote integrity.
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21 December 2023
On 14 December 2023, the SECO-WCO Global Trade Facilitation Programme (GTFP) held an official closing event to mark the successful conclusion of its support in Uzbekistan.
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21 December 2023
As part of their ongoing efforts under the WCO Anti-Corruption & Integrity Promotion (A-CIP) Programme, a five-day follow-up workshop on risk management was conducted from 10 to 15 December 2023 in Tegucigalpa, with the participation of a team of 20 officials from risk management, intelligence and post clearance.
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19 December 2023
From December 10 to 13, 2023, Tunisian Customs delivered, with the support of the WCO A-CPI Programme, a workshop dedicated to the consolidation of their Next Generation Network (NGN) with a focus on the challenges related to the fight against corruption and the promotion of integrity in Customs.
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19 December 2023
In collaboration with Bahrain Customs, the World Customs Organization’s (WCO) BACUDA Team recently hosted a three-day Artificial Intelligence (AI) Workshop in Amwaj Islands, Bahrain, marking a significant step towards modernizing customs operations through AI technology and Data Analytics.
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18 December 2023
On December 5, during its 89th Policy Commission, the World Customs Organization (WCO) and the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China (GACC) signed a Cooperation Agreement, marking the start of the Smart Customs Project.
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18 December 2023
At the invitation of the United Nations Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (UN OHRLLS) and the Government of the Republic of Armenia, the Secretary General of the World Customs Organization (WCO), Dr. Kunio Mikuriya, spoke at a Ministerial Meeting of Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) held on 14 and 15 December 2023 in Yerevan, under the theme Enhancing equitable, affordable and inclusive transport connectivity as a driver for sustainable and resilient economies.
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18 December 2023
On 4 December 2023, following a comprehensive four-year intervention, the SECO-WCO Global Trade Facilitation Programme (GTFP) officially closed its extensive support in Colombia.
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18 December 2023
On 30 November 2023, the SECO-WCO Global Trade Facilitation Programme (GTFP) officially concluded its comprehensive intervention in Bolivia, which commenced in September 2019.
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18 December 2023
On 28 November 2023, the Customs Administration of Peru (SUNAT) and the SECO-WCO Global Trade Facilitation Programme (GTFP) held their fifth National Programme Steering Committee (NPSC) meeting to present the progress during the current year and highlight the successful results of the fully-fledged intervention within the GTFP Phase I initiated in October 2019.
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15 December 2023
The WCO is pleased to launch an updated edition of its Gender Equality Organizational Assessment Tool (GEOAT).
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15 December 2023
STCE Implementation Guide 2023 version
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15 December 2023
A Sub-Regional Workshop on Customs Laboratory for the ASEAN Member countries took place in Jakarta, Indonesia, from 4 to 8 December 2023.
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15 December 2023
From the 5th to the 8th of December 2023, the WCO provided strategic assistance to the Botswana Unified Revenue Service (BURS) to validate and complement the findings from its Gender Equality and Diversity organizational assessment and support BURS in finalizing a dedicated GED action plan.
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14 December 2023
On 4 - 7 December 2023, under the aegis of the Sida-WCO TFCM Programme, WCO Experts met with Eswatini Revenue Service (ERS) officials in Ezulwini, Eswatini, to support the application of the WCO Performance Measurement Mechanism (PMM) for strategic decision making and good governance.
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13 December 2023
The World Customs Organization (WCO) has published a comprehensive study detailing the digitalization of the Certificate of Origin (CO).
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12 December 2023
As the world grapples with the devastating consequences of environmental degradation and species extinction, law enforcement authorities worldwide join forces in fighting wild fauna and flora trafficking.
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12 December 2023
The Customs Administration of Peru (SUNAT) achieved a significant milestone on October 30, 2023, with the publication of its Time Release Study (TRS) aligned with the World Customs Organization (WCO) methodology.
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11 December 2023
Namibia launched its first-ever Namibian Time Release Study (TRS) report for the Walvis Bay Port on 1 December 2023. The capacity building for the TRS was conducted under the auspices of the WCO Accelerate Trade Facilitation Programme as funded by the United Kingdom’s His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
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11 December 2023
Under the framework of the EU-WCO Rules of Origin Africa Programme, funded by the European Union, the World Customs Organization (WCO), in partnership with the Directorate General Customs and Indirect Taxes of the Republic of Congo, held a national training workshop on rules of origin for Customs and other relevant stakeholders.
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08 December 2023
On the occasion of this year’s International Anti-Corruption Day, the WCO has released [a new video focusing on the links between gender equality and integrity]. The video builds on an earlier Guidance Note on the topic, published in June to help Members implement gender-sensitive and inclusive anti-corruption measures.
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07 December 2023
At the kind invitation of the Government of Italy, the World Customs Organization’s (WCO) Policy Commission held its 89th Session in Venice, from 5 to 7 December 2023, under the chairmanship of Edward Kieswetter, Commissioner of the South African Revenue Service.
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07 December 2023
Under the auspices of the WCO/JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) Joint Project, the fourth Working Group activity (WG4) of the Master Trainers Program (MTP) on Rules of Origin (RoO) was held in Cotonou, Benin from 20-24 November 2023.
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06 December 2023
A workshop aimed to reinforce internal affairs and build related competencies was conducted from 27 November to 1 December 2023 by the WCO Anti-Corruption & Integrity Promotion (A-CIP) Programme, with the assistance of two experts from the Mauritius Revenue Authority (MRA) and Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA).
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06 December 2023
Burkina Faso Customs and the WCO Anti-Corruption and Integrity Promotion (A-CIP) Programme, organised a capacity building workshop from 29 November to 1 December 2023, for more than 25 customs officials from operational and support services.
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05 December 2023
Following the Council's endorsement of the first version of the Performance Measurement Mechanism (PMM), the World Customs Organization is happy to announce the launch of the inaugural cycle on the PMM platform.
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05 December 2023
The World Customs Organization (WCO), under the framework of the EU-WCO Rules of Origin Africa Programme, funded by the European Union (EU), held a Virtual Basic national training workshop on rules of origin from 27 November to 1 December 2023 for Botswana Unified Revenue Service (BURS).
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05 December 2023
On 16 November 2023, the World Customs Organization (WCO) hosted the inaugural COLIBRI II Steering Committee Meeting at its Headquarters in Brussels.
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04 December 2023
On 1st December 2023, Dr. Kunio Mikuriya, Secretary General of the World Customs Organization (WCO), addressed the audience virtually at the Johns Hopkins University Symposium on public health strategies for combating counterfeit drugs. The Johns Hopkins University is the United States’ first research university, founded in 1876.
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04 December 2023
The Secretary General of the World Customs Organization (WCO), Dr. Kunio Mikuriya, contributed a video message to the 22nd Ministerial Conference of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program.
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04 December 2023
On 22 November 2023, the SECO-WCO Global Trade Facilitation Programme (GTFP) officially closed its fully-fledged intervention in Serbia.
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04 December 2023
From November 20 to 24, 2023, twenty Customs officials from El Salvador Customs participated in a five-day workshop aimed to implement an Internal Affairs Unit within the administration.
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04 December 2023
On November 16, 2023, the World Customs Organization (WCO) Vice-Chair of the Americas and the Caribbean Region, in collaboration with the WCO Regional Intelligence Liaison Office (RILO) South America, held a regional workshop on “Good Practices for the Control of Restricted or Prohibited Goods and the Importance of Information Exchange through the WCO’s CEN and CENcomm Platforms.”
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01 December 2023
The ninth iteration of WCO Operation DEMETER, which targets illicit wastes, ozone depleting substances (ODS) and potent greenhouse gases, took place from 1 October 2023 to 31 October 2023. It saw the participation of a record number of 106 Customs administrations and led to the detection of a record number of 338 infringement cases.
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01 December 2023
The Partnership of International Organisations for Effective International Rulemaking (IO Partnership) concluded its 10th Annual Meeting on 29 November 2023 at OECD Headquarters, marking a decade of collaborative efforts among diverse international organizations (IOs).
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01 December 2023
In a collaboration between the European Union (EU) and the World Customs Organization (WCO), the EU-WCO Origin Africa programme recently conducted an Advanced Training on Rules of Origin workshop in Lusaka, Zambia.
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