H.E. Ambassador Ivo Šrámek Chair of the Commission

Transcript:H.E. Ambassador Ivo Šrámek Chair of the Commission:
H.E. Ambassador Ivo Šrámek Chair of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice at its thirty-third session THE MIDTERM REVIEW OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ALL INTERNATIONAL DRUG POLICY COMMITMENTS ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION CONVENED BY THE CHAIR OF THE CND AT THE MARGINS OF THE ECOSOC COORDINATION SEGMENT 2 RESPONSE: Kyoto Declaration: Crime prevention strategies that address the causes, including the root causes, and risk factors that make different segments of society more vulnerable to crime; tailor-made crime prevention strategies that take into account local contexts. A/RES/78/224 (Reducing reoffending through rehabilitation and reintegration) Kyoto Declaration: Youth to become active agents of positive change in their communities, including by organizing social, educational, cultural, recreational, sports-related youth programmes and youth forums… noting … the recruitment by organized criminal groups including gangs A/RES/76/183 (Integrating sport into youth crime prevention and criminal justice strategies): integrate sports-based interventions into crime prevention and criminal justice strategies CHALLENGE: The abuse, illicit cultivation and production and manufacture of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, as well as the illicit trafficking in those substances and in precursors, have reached record levels 3 CHALLENGE: Increasing links between drug trafficking, corruption, and other forms of organized crime are observed. RESPONSE: Kyoto Declaration: Effectively disrupt the existing links between organized criminal groups and corruption Identify, analyse and counter any existing, growing or potential links, in some cases, between the financing of terrorism and transnational organized crime, illicit drug-related activities, money-laundering, kidnapping and hostage-taking with the aim of raising funds including by demands for ransom, and extortion A/RES/78/228: Improving the coordination of efforts against trafficking in persons Resolution 32/1: Taking action against trafficking in persons in business operations, public procurement and supply chains for goods and services 4 CHALLENGE: The value of confiscated proceeds of crime related to money-laundering arising from drug trafficking at the global level remains low. RESPONSE: Kyoto Declaration: Chapter on addressing the economic dimension of crime Building capacities for identifying, tracing, seizing, confiscating, recovering and returning proceeds of crime Strengthening robust domestic frameworks for financial investigations Developing strategies to prevent money-laundering and illicit financial flows Chapter on International cooperation to deprive criminals of their proceeds of crime Implementing measures to obtain and share information on beneficial ownership, to facilitate mutual legal assistance. 5 RESPONSE: Thematic Discussion 2022: Strengthening the use of digital evidence in criminal justice and countering cybercrime Preservation and use of electronic evidence. Active role to be played by