Since 2009, UNODC Global Maritime Crime Programme has been working to improve the capabilities of member states’ criminal justice systems to prevent, investigate & prosecute #maritimecrime ⚖️ ⚓️ Watch this 📽️👉 bit.ly/3Kx9FvJ to learn about our work & priorities for 2023. UN Office on Drugs & Crime #BorderManagement

Second week of VBSS training, UNODC Global Maritime Crime Programme conducted night boarding exercises in Zamboanga 🇵🇭 to equip Philippine Coast Guard officers with operational skills to safeguard the Philippine #maritime borders 🌊 Supported by US Dept of State INL 🇺🇸

UNODC Global Maritime Crime Programme in partnership with Fiji Police delivers Training on the use of Precursor Field Testing Kits for maritime law enforcement agencies including personnel from Fiji Navy, Customs and Immigration. Funded by US Dept of State INL 🇺🇸

Successful completion of 2nd VBSS Training in Zamboanga City 🇵🇭 16 Philippine Coast Guard officers equipped with new techniques, tactics, & procedures to deal with vessels at sea and better respond to maritime security threats in Sulu archipelago Supported by US Dept of State INL 🇺🇸

UNODC Global Maritime Crime Programme delivers MPA Enforcement Training to maritime law enforcement agencies in Tarawa, Kiribati 🇰🇮. Effective enforcement capability is essential to protect large marine protected areas (MPA) such as Phenix MPA in Kiribati. Funded by #Japan🇯🇵 #BorderManagement

Customs Officers from coastal provinces of Vietnam 🇻🇳 completed a five-day Maritime Domain Awareness #MDA Foundation Course delivered by UNODC Global Maritime Crime Programme. Funded by US Dept of State INL🇺🇸 #BorderManagement

HappeningNow❗️ Today, UNODC Global Maritime Crime Programme commenced #VBSS training at the Regional Maritime Training Facility in Batam, Indonesia for 13 maritime law enforcement personnel from Viet Nam🇻🇳 Customs and Fisheries Surveillance. Funded by US Dept of State INL 🇺🇸 #BorderManagement

UNODC Global Maritime Crime Programme commenced Marine Protected Area (MPA) Enforcement Training for Fiji with a focus on using satellite based surveillance platforms to monitor designated areas rich in marine life. Funded by #Japan 🇯🇵

UNODC Global Maritime Crime Programme conducted MPA Environmental Training for Police and Fisheries law enforcement personnel in Micronesia 🇫🇲. This training is vital to safeguard the vast Marine Protected Areas (MPA) of FSM across the North Pacific. Funded by #Japan 🇯🇵

UNODC Global Maritime Crime Programme convened Training on Maritime Domain Awareness (Basic and Intermediate course) for Thai Maritime Law Enforcers from Thai-MECC, Fisheries, and Marine Department focusing on MDA tools to enhance monitoring capability of vessel movement. 🇹🇭⚓️ Funded by #Japan 🇯🇵

#VBSS course for maritime law enforcement agencies of Viet Nam🇻🇳 at UNODC Global Maritime Crime Programme Regional Training Facility in Batam, Indonesia🇮🇩 continues with underway boarding and night boarding exercises. Funded by US Dept of State INL 🇺🇸

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UNODC Global Maritime Crime Programme kicked off a 5-day Maritime Domain Awareness #MDA Foundation Training in Phnom Penh🇰🇭 to Cambodian maritime enforcement personnel. Counsellor of Embassy of Japan and Director of Maritime Police Department attended the opening ceremony. With support from #Japan🇯🇵

The first ever Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) 🚤 for a Coast Guard Agency in Southeast Asia 1️⃣. GMCP completed the Harbour Acceptance Test (HAT) and Sea Acceptance Trial (SAT) at Subic, Zambales of the USV for Philippines Coast Guard 🇵🇭. Shanaka Jayasekara Frances Damazo

UNODC Global Maritime Crime Programme teamed up with #CICS for the inaugural Yacht Watch Group Meeting in the Cook Islands 🇨🇰. The focus was on identifying yacht behaviors and travel patterns across the Pacific to combat maritime crime during the yacht season. Funded by US Dept of State INL 🇺🇸

🔟personnel from Cambodia Maritime Police completed a one-week Maritime Domain Awareness #MDA Training in Phnom Penh🇰🇭. The participants improved their skills through practical exercises focusing on vessels of interest (VOIs) and other key maritime events. Funded by #Japan🇯🇵

UNODC Global Maritime Crime Programme delivers the first Maritime Casualty Management at Sea (CMS) training course in Langkawi with personnel from Malaysia 🇲🇾 Malaysia Coast Guard and the Philippines 🇵🇭 Philippine Coast Guard attending to enhance skills in managing medical emergencies at sea #BorderManagement

UNODC Global Maritime Crime Programme conducts a Leadership in Maritime Security Workshop for Malaysia 🇲🇾 Malaysia Coast Guard early-career officers providing a comprehensive overview of marsec threats from a global, regional and national perspective, within the domestic legal framework. #BorderManagement

UNODC Global Maritime Crime Programme conducts MDA Foundation Level Training for maritime law enforcement personnel from Kiribati 🇰🇮 and Marshall Islands 🇲🇭 at the MDA School in Suva, Fiji. The training enhances understanding on MDA tools to detect anomalous vessels behaviour patterns. #BorderManagement

UNODC Global Maritime Crime Programme conducted a Maritime Crime Investigation Training course for maritime law enforcement personnel in Pohnpei, Micronesia 🇫🇲. The training strengthens investigative skills to combat maritime crime across FSM waters and the North Pacific.