30-04-10

UNICRI, in cooperation with the Interamerican Committee Against Terrorism (CICTE) is organizing the 2010 IPO Americas National Focal Point Workshop thanks to the generous contribution of the Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The workshop, organized within the framework of the regional initiative for the Americas of the International Permanent Observatory on Major Events Security (IPO Americas), is convened as a part of UNICRI and CICTE efforts to create a common platform for the Americas to enhance major events security through knowledge and information sharing among all participating countries.

The activity will assess the baseline of the cooperative framework for the coming years, through a deep analysis of the national capacities and experience developed in planning the security of major events. Vancouver is the selected location where the Canadian authorities will with the participants the lessons learnt from the security planning of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.

The workshop will include study visits to Olympic sites to witness first hand efforts of security for a major event as well as the security infrastructure implemented during the Winter Olympic Games and envisages the participation of representatives from more than 20 countries from the American Hemisphere.