Sri Lanka, Sept. 15 -- A Delegation from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) visited the Information Fusion Centre (IFC) located at Naval Detachment Colombo on Sunday (13).

The visit coincided with the UNODC-organised regional Workshop titled "Maritime Domain Awareness as Digital Evidence." The 29-member Delegation comprised representatives from the Navy, Coast Guard and government institutions of Bangladesh, India, Maldives and Sri Lanka, who are engaged in Maritime Domain Awareness and Maritime Security-related activities at IFC.

During the visit, the participants were provided with an overview of the role and functions of IFC Colombo, including the collection, analysis, fusion and dissemination of maritime informatio...