Manila – The United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT), under the framework of its flagship Countering Terrorist Travel (‘CT Travel’) Programme, launched the South East Asia regional Informal Working Group (IWG) on Advance Passenger Information (API) and Passenger Name Record (PNR) in Manila, the Philippines. Hosted by the Bureau of Immigration of the Republic of the Philippines and supported by the Government of Australia, the launch event was attended by over 100 delegates representing law enforcement, counter-terrorism, security, and civil aviation agencies from ten countries in the South East Asia region, as well as experts from Australia, Latvia, South Korea, the United Kingdom, and relevant agencies.
The South-East Asia IWG on the use of Advance Passenger Information (API) and Passenger Name Record (PNR) data aims to foster regional cooperation and coordination to support the detection of terrorists and other serious criminals. The IWG was established as a mechanism to support Member States in the region to implement UN Security Council Resolutions 2178 (2014), 2396 (2017), and 2482 (2019) by providing a forum to exchange best practices and lessons regarding the collection and use of passenger data.
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