NAS-Obs

Human Smuggling in Libya, Niger and Chad: evolution amid conflict and political turmoil

...This event is based on the recently published report series: Human smuggling and trafficking ecosystems - North Africa and the Sahel covering changing dynamics in Libya, Tunisia, Morocco, Niger, Cha...

Posted on 11 Oct 2023

Drug Policy, ENACT, Global Organized Crime Index, ESA-Obs, NAS-Obs, WEA-Obs

Global meets local: new transnational organised crime trends in Africa

...The illegal trade and flow of people, goods and substances occurring in Africa have an impact beyond the continent’s borders, as shown by rising irregular migration and illicit financial flows into ...

Posted on 09 Oct 2023

Global Organized Crime Index, APA-Obs

Illegal waste trade: What are we wasting our time on?

...The global trade in illegal waste is a phenomenon that lacks proper monitoring and enforcement for a myriad of reasons. With the UNODC’s plan for a global strategy to fight this and UNEP’s upcomi...

Posted on 03 Oct 2023

WEA-Obs

Armed groups, vehicle trafficking, and (de)stabilizing local economies

...How do armed groups in the Sahel obtain the motorbikes, and the cars that they depend on for their operations? In this webinar, we will examine the role of motorbike trafficking in armed groups activ...

Posted on 28 Sep 2023

Global Organized Crime Index, Global Strategy, AMA-Obs, APA-Obs, AR-Obs, CAM-Obs, CSA-Obs, ESA-Obs, EUR-Obs, HT-Obs, NAS-Obs, SA-Obs, SEE-Obs, UKR-Obs, WEA-Obs

The Global Organized Crime Index 2023

The Global Organized Crime Index 2023

...access the tool at ocindex.net The Global Organized Crime Index 2023 reveals the continuing rise of organized crime globally, with 83% of the world's population living in conditions of high cri...

Posted on 26 Sep 2023