International Cooperation and Legal Assistance Working Group on Technical Assistance Vienna – 1-2 October 2009

Introduction As crime becomes more transnational, States must ensure that they are able to effectively prevent and combat it Requires effective international cooperation between States UNTOC provides very powerful tools: –Extradition –Mutual legal assistance –International cooperation for the purpose of confiscation

Regional Trainings Regional workshops on extradition, MLA and international cooperation for the purpose of confiscation –Latin America –Central and East Asia –Middle East/North Africa –OSCE Member States –West Africa –Balkans –Caribbean

Training linked to specific crimes Training for states affected by particular drug routes –South America through Caribbean to West Africa –Afghanistan opium route Training for international cooperation in trafficking in persons cases –Southern Africa –Southeast Asia –South Asia

Global cooperation network Expert Working Group on 9-10 Nov 2009 Meeting of experts from existing and developing regional cooperation networks Strengthen cooperation between authorities by learning from existing networks and identifying gaps in regional coverage, tools and methods of cooperation

Tools for international cooperation CNA Directory: –Expanded to all Protocols of UNTOC MLA Request Writer Tool: –Additional translations: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Arabic, Montenegrin (Serbo-Croat) Legal library: –Expanded to include additional legislation covering UNTOC and its Protocols Catalogue of cases: –Comprehensive software will allow for submission of cases

Legislative Assistance UNODC continues to provide legislative assistance to Member States upon request –Implementation of UN Drug Conventions –Implementation of UNTOC and its Protocols –Legislation or treaties relating to international cooperation

Thank you for your attention Organized Crime and Criminal Justice Section Division for Treaty Affairs UNODC