AIRCOP Newsletter | November 2021
FIRST INTER-REGIONAL MEETING ON COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS BY AIR
From1 to 3 November, AIRCOP coordinated the first inter-regional meeting to combat trafficking in persons by air in Dubai, jointly with the Ministry of Interior of the United Arab Emirates and other UNODC projects. More than 70 specialized law enforcement officers and prosecutors discussed the challenges in detecting, investigating and prosecuting trafficking in persons when committed by air. Participants came from 15 countries in Eastern Africa, the Middle East and the Gulf. Experts from Australia, Belgium and Emirates airlines presented their initiatives to better detect traffickers and identify victims at airports. Potential solutions include stronger cooperation with airlines and between airports, including through AIRCOP.
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS) was established by the Twenty Seventh Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government in July 2006, in Bird Rock, St Kitts and Nevis, as the implementation arm of a new Regional Architecture to manage CARICOM’s action agenda on crime and security.