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The second session will concentrate on trafficking issues. Under this agenda item, the member States are encouraged to share their national experiences on trafficking issues (human trafficking; SALW trafficking, including MANPADS; trafficking of explosive and poisonous materials; trafficking of WMD related materials), including illegal narcotics trafficking (keeping in mind that issue is being dealt with separately by Iran, here the idea is just setting a comprehensive assessment of status), with a view to identifying priorities. Member States may wish to make short presentations on their respective national legislation and the law enforcement bodies dealing with trafficking issues in order to gain a better perspective of how each Member State tackles these phenomena. Of particular significance for identifying CICA's value added, would be examples of best practices between member States in curbing the various forms of trafficking.
These best practices could then be possibly compiled by the CICA Secretariat into a hand-book. Since trafficking is carried out by transnational organized crime groups, this is more than a border control issue. In this vein some specific topics for discussion might include ways and means of developing inter-agency co-operation and information sharing on organized crime groups and their modus operandi. Furthermore, taking into consideration that each trafficking issue has its own specificities, requiring different methods of prevention, member States may wish to consider:
· Establishment of separate experts working groups to deal with the different trafficking issues with the aim of identifying CICA's specific role in each case.
· If this is found to be too premature, the holding of an experts workshop to draw up experts recommendations regarding CICA's possible role.
· The appointment of national Focal Points on Organized Crime, in order to support an information sharing mechanism,
· The establishment of a Coordinator at the CICA Secretariat on trafficking issues, specifically to co-ordinate with other international organizations and institutions dealing with the various forms of trafficking, in order to identify CICA's complementary niche.
· If the above is again found to be too premature, the holding of a workshop, in order to examine the efforts of regional and international organizations operating in this field, with a view to identifying opportunities for CICA.
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