The Government of Canada unblocked a financial aid for Support the efforts of eight customs authorities in Latin America and the Caribbean in promoting integrity and good governance, with a plan of approximately 2,5 million euros (3.496.777 CAD), the World Customs Organization (WCO) reported.
This additional funding will expand and sustain the activities of the “Program for the Promotion of Integrity and the Fight against Corruption (A-CIP) in the region, for the next three years, he added release.
In this regard, the Secretary General of the WCO, Kunio Mikuriya, stated: “Helping Members learn from each other's experiences is key to the WCO's capacity building strategy in relation to the integrity and expansion of this Programme which will enrich the extensive experience of members of the customs community, taking Concrete measures to combat corruption and promote good governance«.
It should be noted that, to date, 17 members of the global customs community are part of this initiative, with the support of the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD).
The A-CIP Programme offers a results-based approach to integrity-related capacity-building initiatives. It complements other WCO enforcement and security programmes, such as the Container Control Programme (CCP), as well as trade facilitation.
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