UNODC - United Nations Office

Purpose

This project proposes to 1) Support the establishment of Joint Operations Centres at both the Mandera and Lamu border points to gather and analyse information to disrupt and deter illicit trade from which al-Shabaab earns income through taxation and extortion. (2) Enhance regional and inter-agency cooperation for investigations on the recovery of proceeds of crime and assets used in the commission of cross-border illicit goods. (3) Enable the development of localized guidance frameworks to guide coordinated inter-agency border management.