Description
The General Assembly affirmed the relevance of the UNTOC to fight illicit trafficking in natural resources in its resolution 55/25 of 15 November 2000, in which it stated that the Convention "constitutes an effective tool and the necessary legal framework for international cooperation in combating such criminal activities as illicit trafficking of protected species of wild flora and fauna, in furtherance of the principles of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora".
Source:
http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/wildlife-and-forest-crime/index.html
Information
- Author(s)
- Conference for the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime
- Date / journal vol no.
- 15 November 2001