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31 January 2023
National Trade Facilitation Agreement Workshop, organized by the World Trade Organization (WTO) Trade Facilitation Agreement Facility (TFAF) in cooperation with UNCTAD, the Asian Development Bank, and the WCO in partnership with the Ministry of Economic Development of the Republic of Maldives, was held from 22 to 25 January 2023 in Malé, Maldives.
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27 January 2023
On 26 January, the Secretariat of the World Customs Organization (WCO) celebrated the International Customs Day at its Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. The celebration was supported by Belgium Customs. This year also marks the celebration of the Organization’s 70th anniversary, commemorating the inaugural session of the Customs Co-operation Council (CCC) which took place on 26 January 1953.
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26 January 2023
Today, the Secretary General of the World Customs Organization (WCO), Dr. Kunio Mikuriya, announced that this year’s International Customs Day (ICD) will be celebrated under the slogan: “Nurturing the Next Generation: Promoting a Culture of Knowledge-sharing and Professional Pride in Customs”. The global Customs community is invited to implement the theme throughout this year and beyond and reflect on how best to support newly-recruited officers, facilitate the sharing of knowledge, and heighten the sense of pride in being part of this institution and of the global Customs community.
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26 January 2023
At the invitation of the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU), the Secretary General of the World Customs Organization (WCO), Dr. Kunio Mikuriya, spoke at the EU’s Working Party on Customs Union on 25 January 2023.
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25 January 2023
The World Customs Organization (WCO) organized, with the support of Customs Cooperation Fund Korea, a national workshop on Customs valuation for the Indirect Taxation Authority (ITA) of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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25 January 2023
A WCO Middle Management Development (MMD) train-the-trainer workshop was held from 9 to 20 January 2023 at the WCO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, for the beneficiaries of the SECO-WCO Global Trade Facilitation Programme (GTFP) funded by the Swiss Secretariat of Economic Affairs (SECO).
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25 January 2023
From 16 to 18 January 2023, WCO A-CIP Programme organised a capacity building workshop with Tunisian Customs on governance and the development of its Next Generation Network (NGN).
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25 January 2023
In the framework of the COVID-19 Project funded by the Government of Japan, the World Customs Organization (WCO) organized an in-person workshop to support the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) in ensuring business continuity and the expedited facilitation of relief supplies during disruptive events.
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24 January 2023
The WCO Secretariat has developed a new e-learning module on Customs Valuation. Questions related to Customs valuation are vital in terms of international trade development.
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24 January 2023
The WCO Secretariat has developed a new e-learning course on the role of Customs in disaster management and supply chain continuity. During the Covid-19 pandemic, countries realized that Customs administrations have an important role to play during disasters, such as natural disasters, public health emergencies, etc.
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24 January 2023
A Sub-regional Workshop on cross-border e-commerce was held from 16 to 19 January 2023 at the WCO Regional Training Centre (RTC) in Suva, Fiji.
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24 January 2023
On 23 January 2023 the Administrative Committee for the Customs Convention on Containers, 1972 met online for its 19th Session. The session will be formally closed on 10 February 2023 with the adoption of the report of the meeting.
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24 January 2023
At the request of the Acting Comptroller of the Bahamas Customs and Excise Department (BCED), the WCO, with funding support from the WCO Customs Cooperation Fund (CCF) Reserves, conducted a diagnostic support mission in Nassau, Bahamas, during the period 9 to 19 January 2023.
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20 January 2023
WCO contributions at World Economic Forum 2023
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20 January 2023
On 17 January 2023, the World Customs Organization (WCO) set the Customs Enforcement Network (CEN) data visualization project in motion with an online event. The event brought together 235 participants from 86 Member administrations across the WCO's six regions, as well as from the 12 Regional Intelligence Liaison Offices (RILOs).
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20 January 2023
As part of the EU-WCO Programme for the Harmonized System in Africa (HS-Africa Programme), financed by the European Union, the World Customs Organization carried out a diagnostic mission on developing an advance rulings system, for the benefit of the Senegal Customs Administration.
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19 January 2023
The WCO Secretariat has developed a new WCO Data Model e-learning module. The course consists of two parts to accommodate the different needs of a diverse target audience.
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19 January 2023
Canada funded support through the WCO Anti-Corruption & Integrity Promotion (A-CIP) Programme to the National Customs Service of Ecuador (SENAE) to advance their Single Window Environment (SWE).
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19 January 2023
From 09 to 13 January 2023, the WCO delivered a workshop on performance measurement functions to Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) under the WCO Anti-Corruption & Integrity Promotion (A-CIP) Programme.
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18 January 2023
On 16 January 2023, the WCO conducted its fifth regional consultation on WCO modernization with the West and Central Africa (WCA) region.
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18 January 2023
On 12 January 2023, ten students from the 2022 – 2023 class of foreign students from the Customs School of Tourcoing (French customs) were able to familiarize themselves with the WCO environment during a discovery day at the WCO Secretariat.
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17 January 2023
On 11 and 12 January, the WCO COVID-19 Project, financially supported by the Government of Japan, held an online workshop to assist Comoros Customs in ensuring business continuity and in improving its response to emergencies by building its border operations resiliency in the event of disruptions.
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13 January 2023
As part of the new funding cycle of the United Kingdom’s HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) sponsored Accelerate Trade Facilitation Programme, the WCO conducted a mission in Zambia in November 2022 to further strengthen its partnership with the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA).
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12 January 2023
The e-learning course on Leadership and Management Development (LMD) developed by the WCO has been translated into Arabic and made available to Members on the WCO CLiKC! e-learning platform.
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11 January 2023
As part of its HRM modernization work plan, the WCO successfully delivered a virtual workshop on Competency-Based Human Resources Management (CBHRM) from January 4-6, 2023, to the Eswatini Revenue Services (ERS).
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10 January 2023
The World Customs Organization (WCO) and the Federal Administration of Public Revenue of the Argentine Republic (AFIP) have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) to strengthen their partnership, under the COLIBRI Project, on monitoring and controlling General Aviation.
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05 January 2023
The WCO Anti-Corruption & Integrity Promotion (A-CIP) Programme for Customs has developed a new Internal Affairs e-learning module, with funding from the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) and Canada.
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05 January 2023
From 6 to 8 December 2022, the World Customs Organization (WCO) organized an online National Workshop on Combatting Counterfeiting and Piracy for the Papua New Guinea (PNG) Customs Service, supported by the Customs Cooperation Fund of Japan (CCF Japan).
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05 January 2023
The WCO has focused on expanding its presence in the regions in recent years through the establishment of a number of Regional Training Centers (RTCs) and Regional Offices for Capacity Building (ROCBs).
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05 January 2023
As part of its capacity building strategy and under the sponsorship of the Tax and Customs Authority of Saudi Arabia (ZATCA), the WCO has held a national workshop on HS 2022 and its transposition into the national context.
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03 January 2023
The World Customs Organization (WCO) successfully delivered a “green” regional workshop (conducted without the use of paper) on the Revised Kyoto Convention (RKC) in Bali, Indonesia, from 19 to 22 December 2022, with the financial support of the Customs Cooperation Fund of China (CCF-China).
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