Government, development & state fragility Archives

Crime & Conflict, SEE-Obs

From Trieste to London to Poznan: Mapping local vulnerabilities in the Western Balkans

... The Civil Society Observatory to Counter Organized Crime in South Eastern Europe, launched in August 2018, acts as a platform where civil society organizations get together to engage in their common ...

Posted on 06 May 2019

22 May

NAS-Obs

The Changing Face of Organized Crime in the Sahel

... ? Live streaming: click here In the aftermath of the Arab Spring, organized crime in the Maghreb-Sahel emerged as a major factor exacerbating violence, corrupting peace processes and un...

Posted on 06 May 2019

Extortion in Central America, Latinoamérica y el Caribe

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 the fabric of the state. The pervasive impunity and ...

Posted on 03 May 2019

21 May

Resilience Fund

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

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

Posted on 03 May 2019

22 May

Resilience Fund

Building the Resilience of Environmental Defenders from the Threat of Organized Crime

... Co-hosted by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime, the ENACT programme and with support from the Government of Norway, this high-level event in the margins of the Commission on...

Posted on 03 May 2019

RESPECT

Accelerating the use of tech to combat human trafficking

... There is a growing need for the development and support of technologies working to protect potential victims of human trafficking. There are few facets of modern life that are untouched by technol...

Posted on 30 Apr 2019

Author(s): Hannah Darnton, Thi Hoang

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Hannah Darnton

...Hannah Darnton is a Program Manager in ethics, technology and human rights at Business for Social Responsibility. She focuses on the intersection of human rights and new, disruptive technology and lea...

Posted on 30 Apr 2019

ENACT, Gold Watch

Pulling at golden webs

... The development potential of the African artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) sector is undermined by criminal consortia across the continent who exploit it for economic and political ends...

Posted on 29 Apr 2019

Author(s): Marcena Hunter

ENACT, SA-Obs

South Africa’s booming heroin trade

...South Africa’s booming heroin trade...

Posted on 11 Apr 2019

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Ruth Gursch-Adam

Senior Advisor, Austrian Institute for European and Security Policy

...Ruth Gursch-Adam studied International Politics at the University of Pretoria, South Africa, and earned her Bachelor of Arts-Degree in "International Relations and Diplomacy". In 2012 she earned her M...

Posted on 10 Apr 2019

APA-Obs

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

Sanctions and smuggling

... With new sanctions placed on Iran in August 2018, a long-standing network of smugglers who, for decades, have facilitated the transportation of contraband from Iraqi Kurdistan to Iran are reaping ...

Posted on 08 Apr 2019

Author(s): Tom Westcott, Afshin Ismaeli

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Afshin Ismaeli

...Afshin Ismaeli is a Kurdish-Norwegian freelance journalist and photographer based in the Middle East; he contributes regularly to Aftenposten....

Posted on 08 Apr 2019

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