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07/152017

Statement at the OSCE-wide conference on the nexus between illicit drugs, organized crime and terrorism

OMA / OMC / Inst by Omar Castellanos

Vienna, 10 July 2017 – Terrorism, and its links to drugs and crime, is recognized, including by the UN Security Council, as a threat to global peace, security and development.

It is also widely acknowledged that terrorists and extremists require funding for their heinous acts, and criminal activity is often a major source for such funding.

Although information is fragmented, our analysis reveals a number of terrorist groups prospering from their involvement with criminal activities.

In Afghanistan, UNODC estimates that the Taliban last year raised a minimum of 150 million USD, around 50 per cent of their total income, from taxes and direct involvement in the illicit opiate trade.

Boko Haram has helped smuggle heroin and cocaine, as well as trafficked people and natural resources across West Africa. Further north, Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb is thought to be involved in cannabis and cocaine trafficking.

Profit-driven links exist in East Africa between Al-Shabaab and Somali pirates, and the terrorist group is also thought to be widely implicated in the charcoal smuggling trade.

ISIL is involved in brutal kidnappings for ransoms, cultural property trafficking, as well as the illegal trade in oil.

Further research is needed in all these cases, but they illustrate the cooperation that exists between terrorism and crime.

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02/222017

The Trade Facilitation Agreement enters into force

Artículos, OMA / OMC / Inst acuerdos, articulos, Facilitación del Comercio by Omar Castellanos

A major milestone for the global trading system was reached on 22 February 2017 when the first multilateral deal concluded in the 21 year history of the World Trade Organization entered into force. In receiving four more ratifications for the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), the WTO has obtained the two-thirds acceptance of the Agreement from its 164 Members needed to bring the TFA into force.

Rwanda, Oman, Chad and Jordan submitted their instruments of acceptance to WTO Director-General Roberto Azevêdo, bringing the total number of ratifications over the required threshold of 110. The entry into force of this agreement, which seeks to expedite the movement, release and clearance of goods across borders, launches a new phase for trade facilitation reforms all over the world and creates a significant boost for commerce and the multilateral trading system as a whole.

 

more of this news on: http://www.tfafacility.org/trade-facilitation-agreement-enters-force-1

Trade Facilitation Agreement Factsheet

 

 

 

 

 

To follow up ratifications you can access: https://www.tfadatabase.org/ratifications

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07/082015

STDF Secretariat – Safe Trade Solutions

Noticias, OMA / OMC / Inst Comerio Seguro, OMA, OMC, STDF, VIDEO by Omar Castellanos

Roberto Azevêdo – Chairman of  WTO comment about how some countries putting in place examples of safe trade initiatives and programs that should inspire others. Take a look at what Chile, Peru and Colombia have done to make goods flow faster across their borders, while also preventing the spread of pests or diseases among animals and plants, and ensuring that food is safe for consumers.

STDF’s unique role: Global coordination and knowledge hub: The STDF’s global network brings together leading trade, health and agriculture experts worldwide to address persistent and emerging SPS challenges, and drive forward joined-up solutions. It acts as a knowledge hub, sharing available know-how, tools and good practice to build on what exists. At the same time, the STDF creates synergies with related initiatives, and promotes innovative and cross-cutting approaches to SPS capacity building.

source of info: http://www.tfafacility.org/stdf-secretariat-safe-trade-solutions

video source: http://www.standardsfacility.org/

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