SIDE EVENT INTERPOL-UNODC JOINT APPROACH AGAINST MIGRANT SMUGGLING AND TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (OPERATION TURQUESA II) 30th Session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice MONDAY 17 MAY V I E N N A, A U S T R I A Over the past few years, INTERPOL and UNODC have been 30th session of promoting a model of coordination between law enforcement the Commission on agencies and specialized prosecutors to combat the smuggling of Crime Prevention and migrant and trafficking in persons. This cooperation unfolded in Criminal Justice the context of INTERPOL-facilitated operations in the Americas, such as Operation Andes and Operation Turquesa, and has Monday 17 May 2021 led to reinforced operational action between the ISON (the INTERPOL Specialized Operational Network against migrant from 14.10 to 15.00 CET smuggling), and REDTRAM (the Ibero-American Network of The event will be Specialized Prosecutors against trafficking in persons and the online using the KUDO smuggling of migrants). service A recent example of this collective and inclusive approach Prior registration is against crime in the Americas is Operation Turquesa II, which required before Friday resulted in the arrest of 161 suspects and the identification and 14 May using this link or assistance of 95 victims of human trafficking, thanks to the joint QR code: efforts of authorities in 32 countries. In light of UNGA resolution 75/10 (November 2020) on the cooperation between the United Nations and the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL), this Side Event will aim to present the results of the partnership between both organizations in countering trafficking in persons and smuggling of migrants, look at synergies within their respective mandates, and discuss ways to take this cooperation forward through structured, long-term initiatives that will promote international cooperation. For more information: This event will also represent a unique opportunity for [email protected] representatives from Brazil, Chile, the Dominican Republic and Spain to discuss and share experiences, best practices www.interpol.int and international strategies to fight the criminal organizations engaged in smuggling of migrants and trafficking in persons. SPEAKERS: • BRAZIL: Comisario Daniel Daher, Head of the Division of Repression of Crimes against Human Rights, Federal Police of Brazil, ISON Member • CHILE: Carolina Suazo Schwencke, Deputy Prosecutor, Prosecutor’s Office for High complexity Crimes, Public Prosecutor’s Office of Chile • DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Coronel Francia Hernández Pérez, Head of the Department of Investigations on Trafficking in Persons and Migrant Smuggling, Dominican Republic National Police, ISON member • SPAIN: Comisaria María del Carmen Muñoz Gonzalez, Head of the National Central Bureau for INTERPOL in Spain, Spanish National Police • INTERPOL: Andre Silva, Coordinator, Smuggling of Migrants, Vulnerable Communities • UNODC: Ilias Chatzis, Chief, UNODC’s Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling Section.