The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, UNODC, promotes from yesterday, a trilateral cooperation event in Portugal to discuss the fight against terrorism and organized crime in Mozambique.

The event formally marks the beginning of the partnership between the institutions and reinforces the commitment in the collaboration and support to Mozambique in the areas of fighting terrorism and organized crime.

The Ministry of Justice's Directorate-General for Justice Policy and the Portuguese Judiciary Police are part of the cooperation, in addition to the Government of Mozambique.

According to the UNODC, terrorism, its financing, and transnational organized crime are complex threats that need diverse and adequate responses to the country's reality.

The Unodc is supporting states with their legal, political, and criminal justice systems to prevent crimes and to advance legal processes grounded in the principles of the rule of law and international human rights standards.

The firm supports national authorities with technical and legal advice and training in areas related to criminal justice system responses to terrorism and organized crime.

According to the Unodc, the work is guided by UN Security Council and General Assembly resolutions, including the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy and the assessments of the Counter-Terrorism Committee.

It should be noted that since 2019, the Unodc has been working with the Government of Mozambique to support the country's response to violent extremism and terrorism. It was in early October 2017 that armed groups began attacking areas in the far north that have already displaced more than 700,000 people in Cabo Delgado province, according to UN data in August of last year.

Source: UN News