Global Initiative

The Global Initiative at the UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice

Next week (20–24 May), UN member states and civil-society groups will gather in Vienna for the annual session of the UN Commission on Crime...

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Hotspots of Organized Crime in the Western Balkans

Since the end of 2018, protestors in Albania, Montenegro and Serbia have been taking to the streets to express their frustration and anger at...

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Launch of the “Resilience Fund”: Supporting Community Responses to Organized Crime

🔴 Live streaming: click here On the occasion of the 28th UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) The Global Initiative...

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Extortion in Central America

In parts of Central America, extortion has become so endemic that it is now a feature of the daily socio-economic life of citizens, businesses and...

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Sanctions and smuggling: Iraqi Kurdistan and Iran’s border economies

With new sanctions placed on Iran in August 2018, a long-standing network of smugglers who, for decades, have facilitated the transportation of...

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The Human Conveyor Belt Broken

This report is a synthesis of the research conducted between May and December 2018 for the monthly briefs under the ‘Monitoring the Political...

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IUU Fishing Index

The Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime and Poseidon – Aquatic Resource Management Ltd. are pleased to announce the launch of...

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JIED – Journal of Illicit Economies and Development

The Journal of Illicit Economies and Development (JIED) is an open access Journal for evidence-driven research and policy commentary. It is an...

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World Atlas of Illicit Flows

Organized crime takes the lion’s share of USD31.5 billion in illicit flows in and around conflict areas A new report warns that the illegal...

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