Tag: UNODC

  • Pirates and criminal masterminds

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    John Steed discusses modern pirate gangs. Sea pirates of the 21st century are gangs run by criminal masterminds – hostage negotiator The high seas in the 21st century are as […]

  • Somali pirates still a threat

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    Concerns that piracy could return off Somalia. Piracy still a threat off Somali coast despite successes: UN official The threat of piracy off the coast of Somalia looms large despite […]

  • SL Navy trains neighbours

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    Navy gives a specialized ship boarding training for the naval and coast guard personnel of Madagascar and Comoros Upon the request of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, […]

  • UN extends piracy fight by year

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    Piracy remains a “grave concern”. Somalia: Security Council reauthorizes international naval forces to fight piracy off East Africa The United Nations Security Council today renewed for another year its authorization […]

  • Maritime Drug Trafficking

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    Sri Lanka now a leading trans-shipment hub for container traffic. Maritime Drug Trafficking: Finding a Lasting Solution (The following article adopted from the speech delivered by the author as the Commander of […]

  • Taiwan contributes to maritime security effort in Somalia

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    New marcomms centres to aid maritime safety and security. Taiwan contributes to maritime security effort in Somalia Taipei, Sept. 11 (CNA) Taiwan on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding with […]

  • Seychelles to assist in drug fight

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    Shift from anti-piracy to anti-narcotics. UNODC counts on Seychelles support to combat drug trafficking on the high seas By: Sharon Uranie The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC) is looking […]

  • Pirates cite navy as deterrent

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    EUNAVFOR and NATO due to withdraw in late 2016. Prisoner survey notes international naval presence as the primary deterrent to pirates UNODC and OBP jointly conducted an informal survey of […]

  • IMO launches migrant intel portal

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    New platform to assist monitoring. New platform set to improve information sharing on migrant smuggling by sea A new inter-agency platform for information sharing on migrant smuggling by sea has […]

  • The fight against piracy is growing

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    UNODC hosts event for prosecutors and judges. The fight against piracy is growing Togo – The cost of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea for 2014 is estimated at nearly […]

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