UNODC AND ICAO STRIKE ANTI-CRIME DEAL

THE UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) have signed a memorandum of understanding on strengthening how international air transport systems counter transnational organised crime and terrorist groups. The two agencies will develop a joint operational framework to better coordinate programmes and activities. This includes work with ICAO through the UNODC-World Customs Organisation Container Control Programme-Air (CCP-Air) initiative, which establishes inter-agency units at airports to identify high-risk ...


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