The 13th meeting of the Working Group on Trafficking in Persons has started!
Topics:
🔸Interlinkages between trafficking in persons & corruption
🔸National experiences & challenges in countering child trafficking
🔸
#UNTOC_ReviewMechanism
's status
👉
📢 We are excited to launch our new Digest of
#Cyber
#OrganizedCrime
, which examines >100 cyber organized crime cases from >20 jurisdictions to draw conclusions on
#criminaljustice
responses globally.
Find it here 👉
Effective strategies against
#OrganizedCrime
strengthen States' responses to this complex phenomenon.
@PuttonenRiikka
explains how
@UNODC
is supporting States in developing them, relying on the Organized Crime Strategy Toolkit & its Resilience Annex.
👉
How is cyber
#OrganizedCrime
identified in case law & investigated around the world?
@UNODC
Digest of Cyber Organized Crime (2nd ed.) provides insights into the challenges & lessons learned from investigating, prosecuting & adjudicating such cases.
👉
¡Ya está disponible en español el Compendio de Ciberdelincuencia Organizada (2ª ed.) de la
@UNODC
!
El Compendio examina más de 130 casos de 30 jurisdicciones, analizando las características, los grupos delictivos y las deficiencias en los conocimientos 👉
#UNTOC
helps develop effective strategies to counter
#OrganizedCrime
.
@UNODC
Strategy Toolkit supports countries around the 🌍🌎🌏 in implementing key UNTOC provisions and developing comprehensive strategies to prevent and combat OC.
More info 👉
🙏 to the participants in the Constructive Dialogue on Trafficking in Persons for your valuable inputs on ways to
#EndHumanTrafficking
for the removal of organs, address national priorities concerning child trafficking and further advance the
#UNTOC_ReviewMechanism
.
#CD24
Fighting
#CyberOrganizedCrime
requires understanding of the complexities of the phenomenon.
@UNODC
Digest of Cyber Organized Crime (2nd Ed.) provides key insights gained from investigating, prosecuting & adjudicating such cases.
Learn more 👉
📣Over 3000 cases on
#organizedcrime
and
#terrorism
from 135 countries 🗺️are now freely available on our database!
This is an important milestone which will serve to strengthen knowledge of good practices to fight
#OC
.
Thanks to our donors
🇫🇷🇨🇳🇮🇹🇺🇸🇦🇪🇷🇺🇦🇺🇶🇦 & contributors!
What is the interrelationship between the
@UN
#OrganizedCrime
Convention & international
#HumanRights
law?
The
@UNODC
issue paper highlights that the Convention should be interpreted & applied in light of international human rights law.
#COP11
More info👉
🙏 to all participants of the Constructive Dialogue on the Smuggling of Migrants for the fruitful discussions on
#UNTOC_ReviewMechanism
's status, migrant smuggling by sea & determining who to charge with the crime.
#CD23
👉
UNited against
#OrganizedCrime
The CD on Trafficking in Persons has started!
CSOs, States & IGOs meet to discuss
#UNTOC_ReviewMechanism
's status, responses to
#ChildTrafficking
&
#Corruption
in the context of human trafficking & ways of strengthening the Protocol's implementation.
👉
Hvala to BiH 🇧🇦 Ministry of Security for the confidence placed in
@UNODC
in developing the new OC Strategy. Find out more
Wonderful to partner up with
@OSCEinBiH
and
@EUinBiH
- we are always stronger together. 🙏
@ukhomeoffice
for the steadfast support!
States parties implementing
#UNTOC
need to fulfil obligations under international
#HumanRights
law.
As
@Marika_McAdam
explains, upcoming
@UNODC
Toolkit on mainstreaming gender & human rights in the implementation of UNTOC will support States in that effort ⤵️
#UNTOC4All
This week, in Vienna, experts from across the world will discuss the draft
@UNODC
Legislative Guide on Combating Pollution Crime & its Annex on Marine Pollution.
The Guide will assist States in developing legislative frameworks to prevent & combat pollution crime.
#endENVcrime
Are you a lecturer on topics related to crime? Then we have a treat for you!
The
@UNODC
Teaching Modules just joined SHERLOC in our new education section and can support you in preparing your courses on numerous crime types 👉
#SherlocGoesToSchool
How can the implementation of
#UNTOC
help States adopt laws on crimes that affect the
#environment
?
Last week,
@UNODC
facilitated two regional workshops in
#WestAfrica
to support States in strengthening their legislation.
Read
@UNODC_Nigeria
webstory 👉
The final Regional Workshop to disseminate the
@UNODC
Gender & Human Rights Toolkit is taking place this week in Vienna.
Through our 7 workshops held across the world, we trained key stakeholders in the fight against
#OrganizedCrime
.
More activities are upcoming!
#UNTOC4All
The 2nd Edition of the Digest of
#Cyber
#OrganizedCrime
is out!
The Digest examines more than 130 cases from 30 jurisdictions & provides insights into how cyber organized crime is identified in case law & investigated, prosecuted and adjudicated.
👉
The
#CD24
on Trafficking in Persons has started!
On the agenda:
🔸Trafficking in persons for the removal of organs
🔸National issues & priorities relating to child trafficking
🔸
#UNTOC_ReviewMechanism
's progress
#EndHumanTrafficking
👉
It's a wrap!
The
#ConstructiveDialogue
on
#Firearms
has concluded its fruitful discussions & collection of inputs from participants for a stronger implementation of
#UNTOC
and its Firearms Protocol.
🙏 to all participants!
👉
#CD23
UNODC Executive Director
@GhadaFathiWaly
delivered opening remarks at the regional workshop on
@UNODC
's new legislative guide on
#waste
trafficking. The event was organized w/
@RO_env
in the presence of H.E.
@BarnaTanczos
, Minister of Environment, Waters & Forests of Romania 🇷🇴
The 🇪🇨 Working Group is making the next important step in the development of a
#NationalStrategy
against
#OrganizedCrime
!
Assisted by
@UNODC
's Global Programme on Implementing
#UNTOC
, the Group is defining key approaches to implementing the Strategy.
🙏to 🇬🇧 for the support!
What is the status of the review of the implementation of the Trafficking in Persons Protocol?
The
#UNTOC_ReviewMechanism
Team briefed the Working Group on the progress of the country reviews & on the support provided to Parties.
#EndHumanTrafficking
👉
This week, experts from around the world will discuss the draft
@UNODC
Legislative Guide on Combating Forest Crime.
The Legislative Guide will provide States with model legislative provisions, good practices & guidance on drafting or amending relevant legislation.
#UNTOC4Env
#SHERLOC
is a tool for everyone!
@PuttonenRiikka
, Programme Manager
@UNODC
, talks about its use by policymakers, criminal justice practitioners and academia & highlights that it allows to explore linkages between various crime types ⤵️
👉
#SherlocTurns10
How to combat crimes that affect the environment?
@UNODC
Guides on combating
#IllegalMining
and trafficking in metals and minerals,
#WasteTrafficking
and
#Wildlife
crime help States develop effective responses to these crimes.
Read our Guides:
👉
UPCOMING:
The Call for Participation for the 2024 Constructive Dialogues will soon be published!
Stay tuned for more information regarding the call including eligibility criteria and deadlines 👉
#CD24
#UNTOC_ReviewMechanism
Nos enorgullece anunciar el lanzamiento de la versión en español de nuestro Compendio de Ciberdelincuencia Organizada, que busca dar cuenta sobre la ciberdelincuencia organizada y detectar casos de este tipo de delitos en diferentes regiones del mundo 👉
What is civil society?
What is their role in the fight against organized crime?
@IanTennant9
from
@GI_TOC
addresses
the role of civil society +
the importance of a multisector & multistakeholder effort
in preventing and combatting OC
at
@UNODC
's multistakeholder event
#Gender
&
#HumanRights
are key to building an inclusive & just society where no one is left behind.
Listen to what academics, lawyers, policy experts, &
@UNODC
staff have to say about why gender & human rights matter in the implementation of
#UNTOC
⤵️
#UNTOC4All
How to develop effective strategies against
#OrganizedCrime
in East & Southern Africa?
@UNODC
Regional Policy Brief spotlights main OC trends in the region, including illicit markets & enablers, and provides key insights to develop targeted responses.
👉
What are the best practices in requesting e-evidence in
#terrorism
&
#OrganizedCrime
cases?
@UNODC
,
@UN_CTED
&
@IAP_Official
Practical Guide for investigators, prosecutors & central authorities provides information on legal procedures & points of contact👉
"
@UNODC
Network of Women in Law & Policy against
#OrganizedCrime
has given me the confidence I need to become a better leader & advocate."
@VictoriaIbiwoye
from
@1African_Child
highlights how the Network helps her transform the future of 🇳🇬 young people 👉
Many congratulations to 🇧🇦 on the new Strategy for Countering
#OrganizedCrime
for 2023-2026!
We were glad to be part of the process & look forward to further cooperation towards its implementation.
Learn more:
👉
👉
Would you like to know more about the outcomes of the
#UNTOC
#COP
and its 5 Working Groups?
@UNODC
developed a compendium in all official 🇺🇳 languages with the recommendations, resolutions and decisions adopted to date by those bodies.
Find out more 👉
Embracing gender diversity strengthens our collective resolve against
#OrganizedCrime
.
At an int'l symposium on the topic,
@PuttonenRiikka
presented
@UNODC
Gender & Human Rights Toolkit and highlighted benefits of gender mainstreaming in preventing and combating organized crime.
🆕The Global Programme on Implementing
#UNTOC
is hosting an Expert Group Meeting to discuss
@UNODC
Toolkit for the mainstreaming of
#Gender
and
#HumanRights
in the implementation of UNTOC.
The experts will review the draft of the Toolkit and provide inputs.
Stay tuned for more!
States need tailored strategies against
#OrganizedCrime
to effectively tackle poly-criminality.
@MarionEhalt
emphasizes
@UNODC
's role in helping States develop comprehensive & whole-of-society strategies to prevent & combat organized crime⤵️
More info 👉
🔸What do you love the most about our planet?
🔸How can criminal law protect our environment?
Academics, lawyers, experts &
@UNODC
staff emphasize why strong legislation is key to safeguarding our environment.
#UNTOC4Env
#endENVcrime
#BiodiversityDay
The
@UNODC
Project on Strategies against
#OrganizedCrime
won UK's 2023 CSSF Award for Catalytic Delivery!
The award acknowledges the results achieved & positive impact on combating organized crime.
🙏 🇬🇧 for your support!
Read the webstory 👉
The
@UNODC
Legislative Guide on Forest Crime will provide lawmakers with useful model provisions & national good practices and will support them in developing or amending relevant legislation.
Patricia Moore highlights key features of the Guide ⤵️
#UNTOC4Env
#endENVcrime
Last year, parts of
#SHERLOC
got a new look! Take a look at our new Tools & Resources page, where you can find the most important publications drafted by
@UNODC
, including legislative guides on various crimes that affect the environment 👉
#SherlocTurns10
The first regional event on Strategies to prevent and counter
#OrganizedCrime
for South Eastern Europe in Skopje🇲🇰 is a wrap! Highlights of day 2, which focused on multi-stakeholder participation, approaches of 🇪🇺Member States and a practical strategy-making exercise, below: 🧵1/
Jamaica is a step closer to the finalization of its
#NationalStrategy
against
#OrganizedCrime
!
In the 2nd
@UNODC
workshop, the 🇯🇲Technical Working Group made key progress on this ambitious Strategy supported by the Global Programme on Implementing
#UNTOC
👉
How can the int'l legal framework help States harmonize their legislation to tackle crimes that affect the environment?
At the WG on Technical Assistance, States discussed ways to better implement
#UNTOC
& strengthen their responses to such crimes.
#UNTOC4Env
🇧🇹 has acceded to the UN Convention against Transnational
#OrganizedCrime
!
#UNTOC
is one of the widest adhered to international legal instruments with currently 191 parties, aimed at promoting cooperation to prevent & combat organized crime.
More info👉
Another milestone has been achieved in the fight against
#OrganizedCrime
!
@UNODC
Organized Crime Team welcomes the adoption by the
@UN
GA of the resolution on the International Day for the Prevention of & Fight against All Forms of Transnational Organized Crime (15 November).
I welcome the new
@UN
GA resolution declaring 15 November as the Intl Day against all forms of Transnational Organized Crime.
@UNODC
is fully committed to its implementation for stronger rule of law responses.
🙏Italy for leading on this critical issue.
📣The latest issue of
@UNODC
SHERLOC newsletter is here!
This issue, available in English, Arabic and French, focuses on strategies to prevent and combat
#organizedcrime
.
Find it here:
📝EN:
📝AR:
📝FR:
📣Our latest newsletter is now available online!
This issue focuses on
#wildlife
& organized crime.
It goes behind the
#Netflix
series
#TigerKing
to investigate the legal proceedings against the real 🐯👑
Access it here 👉
SAVE THE DATE:
Launch of
@UNODC
Toolkit on Mainstreaming
#Gender
&
#HumanRights
in the Implementation of
#UNTOC
.
On 21 Sept, join
#UNGA78
side event organized with 🇨🇦 & 🇬🇧 on mainstreaming gender & human rights into policy & normative responses to OC.
👉
🙏 to all the participants in the Dialogue for the fruitful discussions on ways to operationalize the Protocol and to strengthen the implementation of Art. 5 on Criminalization & the cooperation between civil society & States in the framework of the
#UNTOC_ReviewMechanism
.
#CD24
🔸 What is
#WasteTrafficking
?
🔸 What can States do to counter it?
@UNODC
Legislative Guide supports States in strengthening their legislation to prevent & combat all forms of waste trafficking.
Check it out! 👉
#ZeroWasteDay
#endENVcrime
Sawadee from Bangkok! The
#UNTOC
Global Programme is in 🇹🇭 for the Southeast Asia Multi-stakeholder Meeting on
#OrganizedCrime
Strategies. As highlighted by 🇬🇧 Ambassador
@MarkGooding
, the event is a "platform to share and learn through regional expertise & best practices" 🌏
Bom dia from Maputo!
#GLOTOC
is in 🇲🇿 for the Eastern and Southern Africa Multi-stakeholder Meeting on
#OrganizedCrime
strategies, gender and human rights.
🙏 to
@UNODCMozambique
,🇬🇧 & 🇨🇦 for the support and all the participants for a great start to the 3 days.
Ms. Filomena Chitsonzo from the Central Office for Prevention and Combating Drugs of 🇲🇿 announced during
#CND67
the forthcoming adoption of the country's National Strategy against
#OrganizedCrime
.
Congratulations from
@UNODC
#GLOTOC
Team! We look forward to further cooperation.
Why is
#UNTOC
key in the fight against
#OrganizedCrime
?
🔸It's a tool for States to develop legislation & policies on combating different forms of organized crime
🔸 It's one of the most adhered to legal instruments with 191 States parties
Learn more 👉
"One of the key elements of our work is the collection, analysis & provision of knowledge.
#SHERLOC
's use has more than doubled since 2017. It's a sign that the services we provide matter for the people globally."
Loide Aryee emphasized SHERLOC's growth & impact at
#CCPCJ33
.
¡El Grupo de Trabajo del 🇪🇨 da el siguiente paso importante en el desarrollo de una
#EstrategiaNacional
contra el
#CrimenOrganizado
!
Con la asistencia de la
@UNODC
, el Grupo está definiendo enfoques clave para la aplicación de la Estrategia.
¡🙏to 🇬🇧 por el apoyo!
How to counter mercury illicit trafficking?
@Roxana_Mastor
presented
@UNODC
Legislative Guide on Combating Illegal Mining & Trafficking in Metals and Minerals at an international conference held in 🇧🇷 on mercury illicit trafficking.
More on the Guide 👉
The 1st Regional Workshop in
#LatinAmerica
on
@UNODC
Legislative Guide on
#IllegalMining
& trafficking in metals & minerals has started in Cartagena,🇨🇴!
Representatives from🇧🇴🇧🇷🇨🇴🇪🇨🇫🇷🇬🇾🇲🇽🇵🇪🇵🇾🇸🇷& international organizations will discuss ways of strengthening national legislation.
How can Forest Crime be tackled more effectively?
The forthcoming
@UNODC
Legislative Guide on Combating Forest Crime will support States in developing or amending national legislation to fight this crime.
Find out more ⤵️
#EndForestCrime
#UNTOC4Env
🆕
@UNODC
is working to support States in strengthening their
#OrganizedCrime
responses in crisis situations.
🙏 to the strong support of 🇯🇵, 🇬🇧 and 🇹🇭 stressed during the First Interregional Event on OC Resilience.
🙏 to the participants in the
#CD24
for your inputs on how to:
🔸Enhance international cooperation to prevent & combat the smuggling of migrants
🔸Promote assistance & protection measures for smuggled migrants
🔸Advance the
#UNTOC_ReviewMechanism
#StopSmugglers
We asked
@DrJayAlbanese
of
@VCUWilderSchool
if he was willing to record a testimonial about
#SHERLOC
and he went above and beyond and produced an entire video himself! Watch below to find out more about SHERLOC's case law database 👇📺
How to enhance students' understanding of
#OrganizedCrime
& its implications?
🔸
@UNODC
has developed 16 Teaching Modules on Organized Crime available in English on
#SHERLOC
's
#Edu4U
Database!
🔸Selected modules are also available in AR, FR, RU, & ES.
👉
That’s a wrap!
🙏 Thank you to our experts for sharing insights on effective legislation to prevent and combat
#WasteTrafficking
@UNODC
will continue working to assist Member States in combating waste trafficking, through a
#LegislativeGuide
[coming soon], supported by 🇫🇷
🔸What can States do to effectively prevent
#OrganizedCrime
?
🔸How can States adopt a whole-of-society approach against OC, integrating
#Gender
&
#HumanRights
?
The WG on
#TechnicalAssistance
will discuss these topics with panellists from 🇨🇦, 🇲🇿, 🇳🇬 & 🇬🇧.
What is the practical use of the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime in international cooperation cases?
@UNODC
is developing a casedigest with +100 cases on the use of UNTOC as legal basis for intl. cooperation - soon online & cases available on SHERLOC
How can States combat
#OrganizedCrime
while protecting & fulfilling
#HumanRights
?
Check out
@UNODC
issue paper on
#UNTOC
and international human rights law, and stay tuned for more on our work towards a more effective & just response against OC.
👉
🙏to all participants of the CD on Trafficking in Persons for the fruitful discussions on preventing & combating corruption in the context of trafficking in persons & on national issues & priorities concerning child trafficking.
#UNTOC_ReviewMechanism
👉
Big 🙏 you to the over 140 participants to the first session of the 24H Conference organised by
@GI_TOC
.
Thank you for the interesting questions and discussions on
#organizedcrime
in daily life 🏠 and on
#falsifiedmedicalproducts
💊
For more 👉
#OC24
Have you heard of Griselda Blanco? Are you curious about the case behind the "cocaine godmother"?
@UNODC
#SHERLOC
Case Law Database provides a detailed overview of Blanco's trial & that of many other women involved in organized criminal groups.
More 👉
🔸What do States think about the potential of an additional protocol on illicit trafficking in
#wildlife
to
#UNTOC
?
🔸What are the gaps, good practices & challenges in preventing & combating such illicit trafficking?
@PuttonenRiikka
presented
@CCPCJ
.
👉
Today the
#GLOTOC
team consulted with Member States on the future of its work 🚀
Through these discussions,
@UNODC
is better equipped to support stakeholders in the effective implementation of the
#OrganizedCrime
Convention.
🙏Thank you for your extremely valuable inputs!
Today, in Palermo, during a Ministerial Conference organized by 🇮🇹 in cooperation with
@UNODC
on 20 years of
#UNTOC
implementation, participating States reinforced their commitment to stand UNited against
#OrganizedCrime
.
More info on UNTOC 👉
Why is
@UNODC
#SHERLOC
an essential tool for Member States?
Sanan Aliyev, Senior Criminal Investigator
@DTX_Azerbaijan
, highlights the critical role of SHERLOC in increasing his country's capacity to issue mutual legal assistance requests ⤵️
🌟 We have reached a new milestone!🌟
Over 1,400 legal provisions 📚 adopted by over 107 countries to prevent and counter
#MoneyLaundering
are now available online on
@UNODC
's SHERLOC Legislation database 👉
@UNODC_AML