Antigua to host Caribbean workshop on countering terrorism financing
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| Published on Monday, October 13, 2008 |
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ST JOHN’S, Antigua: Commencing Monday, October13, through Friday, October 17, over 100 international top law enforcement stakeholders will arrive in Antigua and Barbuda.
They will participate in a "Workshop For Caribbean Countries on Countering Terrorism Financing", organized by the Secretariat of Inter-American Committee against Terrorism, Organization of American States (OAS/SMS/CICTE) in co-operation with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), and the Commonwealth Secretariat, under the auspices of the government of Antigua and Barbuda.
Among the panelists will be David Fraser, Legal Advisor, Criminal Law Section, Legal and Constitutional Affairs, from the Commonwealth Secretariat; Mauro Miedica, Terrorism Prevention Expert Coordinator for Latin America and the Caribbean, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (TPB/UNODC); Dr Carol Fuller, Secretary, Inter-American Committee against Terrorism, Secretariat for Multidimensional Security of the Organization of American States (OAS/SMS/CICTE); Ambassador Deborah-Mae Lovell, and Senator Colin Derrick, Minister of Justice and Public Safety.
This workshop follows last week’s first meeting of Ministers responsible for Public Safety, sponsored by the Organization of American States. Minister of Justice and Public Safety Colin Derrick represented Antigua and Barbuda at that meeting, arising out of commitments made by the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States “Committee on Hemispheric Security in the Americas” at their September 19, 2008 meeting, out of which the OAS committed itself to be the driving force behind international and regional co-operation on crime and public safety issues.
The workshop underscores the commitment of the hemispheric partners' inclusive approach to tackling crime by aggressively targeting a key, and often ignored component: finances derived from criminal activity. | | | | Reads : 937 | | | |
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