A Comprehensive Approach to Combating Illicit Trafficking

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September 28-29, 2009
Geneva, Switzerland

Organized by IFPA and the Geneva Centre for Security Policy, with the support of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and the U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA).

 

 

 

 

Background Documents

  • Human Trafficking
  • WMD/NBCR Trafficking
  • Conventional Arms
  • Drug Trafficking
  • Money Laundering and Illicit Finance
  • Bio/Health Hazards
  • Cross-Sector Security Capabilities

Human Trafficking

  1. Interpol Fact Sheets, “Trafficking in Human Beings,” and “People Smuggling” http://www.interpol.int/Public/ICPO/FactSheets/THB02.pdf
    http://www.interpol.int/Public/ICPO/FactSheets/THB01.pdf
  2. UNODC, “Global Report on Trafficking in Persons,” February 2009, Executive Summary, http://www.unodc.org/documents/human-trafficking/Executive_summary_english.pdf
  3. UNODC,“Combating Trafficking in Persons: A Handbook for Parliamentarians” 2009, http://www.unodc.org/documents/human-trafficking/UN_Handbook_engl_core_low.pdf
  4. OSCE, “Combating Trafficking in Human Beings in the OSCE Region,” http://www.osce.org/publications/cthb/2007/10/27431_971_en.pdf
  5. U.S. State Department, Trafficking in Persons Report, June 2009, Introduction Chapter, http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/123360.pdf
  6. Europol, “Trafficking in Human Beings in the European Union: A Europol Perspective,” June 2009, http://www.europol.europa.eu/publications/Serious_Crime_Overviews/Trafficking%20in%20
    Human%20Beings%20June%202009.pdf
  7. Roger Plant, Head, Special Action Programme to Combat Forced Labour, International Labourr Office, Geneva, “Trafficking for Labour Exploitation: Challenges for Criminal Law Enforcement,” Paper Prepared for the Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime, 2 September 2009, http://www.ifpa.org/confrncNworkshpPages/GenevaSept09/GenevaSept09PlantILOPaperSeptember2009.pdf
  8. IOM and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 2009, "Caring for Trafficked Persons, Guidance for Health Providers," 2009,
    http://publications.iom.int/bookstore/free/CT_Handbook.pdf
  9. IOM, " The IOM Handbook on Direct Assistance for Victims of Trafficking," 2007,
    http://www.iom.int/jahia/webdav/site/myjahiasite/shared/shared/mainsite/published_docs/books/CT%20handbook.pdf
  10. IOM and the Austrian Federal Ministry of the Interior, "Resource Book for Law Enforcement Officers on Good Practices in Combating Child Trafficking," 2006,
    http://www.iomvienna.at/files/Upload/Resource_Book_on_Child_Trafficking_open_version_1.pdf

WMD/NBCR Trafficking

  1. Interpol, “Project Geiger: A Resource for Combating Nuclear and Radiological Terrorism,” http://www.interpol.int/Public/NuclearTerrorism/default.asp
  2. “Combating Illicit Trafficking in Nuclear and Other Radioactive Material: Reference Manual,” IAEA Nuclear Security Series No. 6, http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1309_web.pdf
  3. Robert G. Joseph, “The Proliferation Security Initiative: A Model for Future International Collaboration,” August 2009, http://www.nipp.org/National%20Institute%20Press/Current%20Publications/PDF/The%20Proliferation%20Security% 20Initiative%20txt.pdf
  4. "CRS Report for Congress: The Proliferation Security Initiative,” http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/crs/rs21881.pdf
  5. The Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism, State Department Documents, http://www.state.gov/t/isn/c18406.htm
  6. Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament, “Communication on Nuclear Non-Proliferation,” 26 March 2009, http://ec.europa.eu/energy/nuclear/euratom/doc/2009_143_com.pdf
  7. UNICRI, "UNICRI Knowledge Management System on CBRN
    Trafficking,"
    http://lab.unicri.it/cbrn_kms1.html

Conventional Arms Trafficking

  1. "Small Arms and Light Weapons: A Guide to UN Documents (inclidong the "UN Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat, and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons"), http://www.un.org/disarmament/HomePage/ODAPublications/AdhocPublications/PDF/Small_Arms_2008.pdf
  2. UNIDIR, “Implementing the UN Programme of Action,” http://www.unidir.org/pdf/ouvrages/pdf-1-92-9045-009-C-en.pdf
  3. United Nations Security Council, “Report of the Secretary General: Small Arms,” 17 April 2008, http://www.securitycouncilreport.org/atf/cf/%7B65BFCF9B-6D27-4E9C-8CD3-CF6E4FF96FF9%7D/Arms%20S%202008%20258.pdf
  4. Council of the European Union, “European Union Strategy on Small Arms and Light Weapons,” http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cmsUpload/EN-Armes%20legeres-08-internet.pdf
  5. Small Arms Survey, “Small Arms Survey 2009: Shadows of War,” Overview, http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/files/sas/publications/year_b_pdf/2009/ENG/Cover-sheet.pdf

Drug Trafficking

  1. Interpol Fact Sheet, “Drug Trafficking.” http://www.interpol.int/Public/ICPO/FactSheets/DCO01.pdf
  2. UNODC World Drug Report 2009, http://www.unodc.org/documents/wdr/WDR_2009/WDR2009_eng_web.pdf
  3. World Customs Organization, “Customs and Drugs Report 2008,” http://www.wcoomd.org/files/1.%20Public%20files/PDFandDocuments/Enforcement/Drug%202008%20EN%20web.pdf
  4. International Narcotics Control Board, “Report of the International Narcotics Control Board for 2008,” http://www.incb.org/pdf/annual-report/2008/en/AR_08_English.pdf

Money Laundering and Illicit Finance

  1. UN Instruments and Other Relevant International Standards on Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing: http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/money-laundering/Instruments-Standards.html
  2. UNODC Law Enforcement Capabilities to Combat Organized Crime: http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/organized-crime/law-enforcement.html
  3. INTERPOL Capabilities to Combat Financial and High-Tech Crimes: http://www.interpol.int/Public/FinancialCrime/Default.asp
  4. UNODC, “Global Programme against Money Laundering, Proceeds of Crime, and the Financing of Terrorism,” http://www.unodc.org/documents/money-laundering/GPML-Mandate.pdf
  5. Financial Action Task Force Standards, “FATF 40 Recommendations,” 20 June 2003, http://www.fatf-gafi.org/dataoecd/7/40/34849567.PDF
  6. Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering, “9 Special Recommendations on Terrorist Financing,” 22 October 2004, http://www.fatf-gafi.org/dataoecd/8/17/34849466.pdf
  7. Financial Action Task Force, “Proliferation Financing Report, 18 June 2008, http://www.fatf-gafi.org/dataoecd/14/21/41146580.pdf

Cross-Border Bio/Health Hazards

  1. World Health Organization, "World Health Report 2007: Global Public Health Security in the 21st Century,” Introduction and Overview, http://www.who.int/whr/2007/07_overview_en.pdf
  2. World Health Organization, “International Health Regulations: Guidance for National Policy-makers and Partners,” 2008, http://www.who.int/ihr/IHR%20Guidance%20for%20national%20policy%20makers%20and%
    20partners.pdf
  3. Terrestrial Animal Health Code 2009, OIE Health Standards, http://www.oie.int/eng/normes/mcode/en_sommaire.htm
  4. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna (CITES), http://www.cites.org/eng/disc/what.shtml

Cross-Sector Security Capabilities

  1. Interpol Fact Sheets, “Global Security Initiative,” “Connecting Police: I-24/7,” http://www.interpol.int/Public/ICPO/FactSheets/GI07.pdf    http://www.interpol.int/Public/ICPO/FactSheets/GI03.pdf

  2. World Customs Organization, “Customs in the 21st Century: Enhancing Growth and Development through Trade Facilitation and Border Security,” June 2008, http://www.wcoomd.org/files/1.%20Public%20files/PDFandDocuments/Annex%20II%20-%20Customs%20in%20the%2021st%20Century.pdf
  3. Commission of the European Communities, “Annual Report from the European Commission on the Instrument for Stability in 2008,” 9 July 2009, http://ec.europa.eu/external_relations/ifs/docs/com09_341_en.pdf
  4. Commission of the European Communities, “The Instrument for Stability – Multi-annual Indicative Programme 2009 – 2011,” 4 April 2009, http://ec.europa.eu/external_relations/ifs/docs/mip_2009_2011_en.pdf
  5. Friis Arne Petersen and Hans Binnendijk, “From Comprehensive Approach to Comprehensive Capability,” 2008, http://www.nato.int/docu/review/2008/03/ART7/EN/index.htm
  6. David S. Yost, “Enhancing NATO’s Cooperation with International Organizations,” 2007, http://www.nato.int/docu/review/2007/issue3/english/analysis2.html
  7. OSCE, “Border Security and Management Concept: Framework for Co-operation by the OSCE Participating States,” 6 December 2005, http://www.osce.org/documents/mcs/2005/12/17436_en.pdf