Source: WCO
The Secretary General of the World Customs Organization (WCO), Dr. Kunio Mikuriya, and the Japanese Ambassador to Belgium, H.E. Mr. Makita Shimokawa virtually exchanged Notes Verbales on 4 June 2020, on the Government of Japan’s financial support of the WCO’s project to improve the capacity of developing countries’ Customs administrations respond to the impact of COVID-19” (COVID-19 Project).
The COVID-19 Project will develop WCO Guidelines for Customs administrations on business continuity and incident response in dealing with various disruptive scenarios represented by COVID-19 and other similar emergency situations on the basis of collected best practices. This project will also promote relevant WCO instruments and tools, in particular to WCO developing Members including Least Developing Countries (LDCs), through various assistance measures including national and regional training, considering each country’s individual situation and particular needs.
In order to ensure the timely dissemination of information and expertise, the project will also contribute to further upgrading the dedicated WCO web-site, which compiles information about relevant WCO instruments, tools, initiatives, databases and national practices that can be utilized in the effort to address the various COVID-19-related challenges faced by our Members and concerned stakeholders.
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