Рубрика: Сonferences

WCO contributes to shaping a smarter future for Customs

At the invitation of the National Customs Board of the State Revenue Service (SRS) of Latvia, WCO Deputy Secretary General Ricardo Treviño Chapa attended the international Conference on “Shaping a Smarter Future of Customs”, held in Riga, Latvia on 7…

WCO addresses the XXI FITAC International Congress

At the invitation of the Colombian Federation of Logistics Agents in International Trade (FITAC), the WCO Deputy Secretary General, Mr. Ricardo Treviño Chapa, attended its XXI International Congress in Barranquilla, Colombia on 24 and 25 October 2019, comprising several panel sessions covering a wide range of topics.

Successful conclusion of the 1st WCO Global Communication Strategies Conference in Brussels

The 1st edition of the WCO Global Communication Strategies Conference with the theme “Communicating seamlessly in the digital age” concluded in Brussels, Belgium on 9 October 2019. This Conference ended on a high note after two days of thought-provoking presentations over eight sessions animated by 48 communications experts from Customs administrations, international organizations and the private sector, which were followed by dynamic discussions.

West and Central Africa Regional Train-the-trainer Workshop on Security Project (10 -21 June 2019

The WCO has conducted a two-week regional training on Security Project for West and Central Africa (SPWCA) from 10 to 21 June 2019, with cooperation of Benin Customs and Security Project Fund-Japan. It was the first regional training delivered by WCO in West and Central Africa. Sixteen officials (senior executives and front line officers with high potential) from nine WCA Customs Administrations and two officers from RILO West Africa and Central Africa attended the workshop.

First WCO Global Communication Strategies Conference

Communicating seamlessly in the digital age

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We are living in a hyper-connected world where everyone and everything is talking: person to person, person to machine, and machine to machine. With the advent of emerging technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things, there are virtually no communication boundaries between connected objects and human beings.

WCO Jointly Organises a Session on Gender on the Occasion of the 2019 Global Review of Aid for Trade

On the 3rd of July 2019, on occasion of the WTO Global Review of Aid for Trade, the WCO organized jointly, together with the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida), the World Bank Group (WBG) and the European Commission, a parallel session on Gender Integration in Aid for Trade Facilitation entitled “Existing tools and lessons learned.” The parallel session was opened by the Minister for Foreign Trade of Sweden, Ms. Ann Linde, who emphasized the importance of integrating gender in Aid for Trade initiatives and called upon international donors to allocate more funding for trade initiatives supporting gender equality. The Minister also highlighted the opportunities generated by the WTO Agreement on Trade Facilitation (TFA) to simplify trade flows which is particularly important for SMEs, many of which are women-owned.