UNODC Executive Director calls for renewed action against organized crime, human trafficking and illicit firearms through Palermo Convention

UNODC Executive Director calls for renewed action against organized crime, human trafficking and illicit firearms through Palermo Convention

15 October - Yury Fedotov, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, opened the ninth session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime today, urging governments to strengthen cooperative action against shared challenges. The opening session was also addressed by the President of Panama, Juan Carlos Varela Rodríguez, Italian Justice Minister Alfonso Bonafede and other high-level speakers.

Published October 16, 2018 at 06:21AM
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