Guyana partners with UNODC in terrorism fight
-initiative seen as timely 

The Ministry of Home Affairs, in collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) today engaged relevant stakeholders from several organisations including the Guyana Police Force (GPF) in a one-day workshop to discuss anti-terrorism initiatives by Government.
            At the forum, the issues of global legal framework against terrorism, provision of technical assistance, and the requirements of implementing the United Nations (UN) Security Council Resolution 1373, were discussed. 
            Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee in his remarks welcomed the collaboration between the Government of Guyana and the UNODC, particularly in the area of           technical assistance being provided to Guyana to aid in the fight against terrorism at the national level.
            He cautioned against viewing terrorism only as an “international” problem and disclosed that Guyana has ratified 12 of the 16 United Nations instruments against terrorism and is in the drafting an Anti-Terrorism Bill.
            Representative of the UNODC, Hernan Longo said that the objective of the workshop was to provide Guyana with assistance in incorporating the UN anti-terrorism instruments into its domestic laws, as part of the global legal framework against terrorism.
            The workshop was seen as timely, especially since the world is reflecting on the 9/11 attacks, in the United States.
            The UNODC was established in 1997 to assist the UN in better addressing a coordinated, comprehensive response to the interrelated issues of illicit trafficking in and abuse of drugs, crime prevention and criminal justice, international terrorism, and corruption.
            Its goals are pursued through research, guidance and support to governments in the adoption and implementation of various crime, drug, terrorism, and corruption-related conventions, treaties and protocols, as well as technical/financial assistance.