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30 marzo 2012
Secretary General of the WCO, Kunio Mikuriya, joined US Ambassador to the European Union, the Honourable William E. Kennard, at the closing of the Practitioner’s Workshop on “Improving Effectiveness for Seized Asset Management” organized by the United States at WCO Headquarters on 30 March2012.
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30 marzo 2012
The World Customs Organization (WCO) and the Vienna-based International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to formalize their long-standing cooperation with a view to enhancing international drug control efforts within their respective mandates, thus ensuring a better environment and a safer world for citizens across the globe.
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28 marzo 2012
Under the framework of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), Japan Customs organized a Round Table on high-level dialogue with Customs administrations from member countries of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) on 26 and 27 March 2012 in Tokyo.
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28 marzo 2012
Tripartite Cooperation between Mongolia Customs, Dutch Customs and the WCO
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27 marzo 2012
Secretary General of the World Customs Organization (WCO), Kunio Mikuriya, urges the Organization’s 177 Member Customs administrations to ensure that they take an active part in working towards strengthening nuclear security, reducing the threat of nuclear terrorism, and preventing terrorists, criminals, or other unauthorized actors from acquiring nuclear material.
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27 marzo 2012
The Integrity Sub-Committee (ISC) held its 11th Session on 1 and 2 March 2012 at World Customs Organization (WCO) headquarters in Brussels. Over 120 delegates from all around the world took part in the session. The Agenda included a presentation on progress made in relation
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26 marzo 2012
At the invitation of the Dominican Republic’s Director General of Customs, Rafael Camilo, the WCO Deputy Secretary General, Sergio Mujica, attended the launch of the Dominican Republic’s AEO Programme in Santo Domingo on 21 and 22 March 2012.
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23 marzo 2012
Let me start by thanking the hosts and the European Commission for organizing this seminar in the beautiful city of Copenhagen and giving me the opportunity to participate in this important event.
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23 marzo 2012
At the invitation of the Director General of Denmark Customs, Erling Andersen, the Secretary General of the WCO, Kunio Mikuriya, participated in the Customs 2013 High Level Seminar on Compliance and Compliance Risk Management with the slogan “Doing more with less”. The Seminar was held in Copenhagen, Denmark on 20 and 21 March 2012, under the Danish Presidency of the European Union.
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22 marzo 2012
Secretary General of the WCO, Kunio Mikuriya, hosted Swedish Minister of Trade, Ewa Björling, for a working lunch to discuss international Customs and trade issues on 21 March 2012. Their discussions covered a variety of issues of mutual interest, including Sweden’s support for WCO capacity building activities, particularly in areas relating to environment crime and integrity.
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20 marzo 2012
The first WCO East and Southern Africa dialogue between Customs and international cooperating partners was held from 15 to 16 March 2012 in Port Louis, Mauritius. This event brought together the Customs administrations of the region with international cooperating partners.
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19 marzo 2012
Secretary General of the World Customs Organization (WCO), Kunio Mikuriya, calls on Customs administrations worldwide to increase their vigilance at borders on cultural artefacts that may be smuggled or exported illegally from the Syrian Arab Republic by criminals and other unscrupulous persons using the current political situation in the country as a cover.
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19 marzo 2012
At the invitation of Comptroller General Abdullahi Dikko of Nigeria Customs in his capacity as Regional Vice-Chair, WCO Secretary General Kunio Mikuriya participated in the Conference of Directors General of Customs in the WCO West and Central Africa region that was held in Cotonou, Benin on 15 and 16 March 2012.
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09 marzo 2012
Around 300 delegates from more than 80 countries attended the Third WCO Technology and Innovation Forum in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 5 to 9 March 2012 which was organized by the World Customs Organization (WCO) in cooperation with Royal Malaysian Customs, and focused on engaging all relevant stakeholders in discussions on the efficient use of technology at the border.
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08 marzo 2012
At the invitation of Abdou Bouderbala, Director General of Algerian Customs, Kunio Mikuriya, Secretary General of the WCO, visited Algiers to open the Research Conference on the use of measurement in Customs
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08 marzo 2012
The 7th Informal Meeting of the Regional Offices for Capacity Building (ROCBs), the Regional Training Centres (RTCs) and the Vice-Chairs of the World Customs Organization (WCO) was held on 23 and 24 February 2012 at WCO headquarters in
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07 marzo 2012
It is my great honour to open this Research Conference on Performance Measurement and Measurement in Administrations here in Algiers.
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07 marzo 2012
220 high-level participants from more than 80 member administrations and more than 40 stakeholder organizations met at the 3rd Capacity Building Committee session held in Brussels from 27 to 29 February 2012. The theme for the opening panel session was “Agile and Responsive Customs in the 21st Century
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05 marzo 2012
The Head of the Regional Office for Capacity Building for the WCO Americas and Caribbean Region, Andrea Paz, met with the Secretary General and Deputy Secretary of the WCO in the mar
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