UN Reform, UN-TOC Watch, UNTOC

Does the stagnation of the UNTOC review mechanism suggest that states have lost interest in the convention itself?

...States parties to the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC) will attend the 13th session of the UNTOC Conference of Parties (COP13) in October. As they gather in Vienna, it will ...

Posted on 04 Aug 2026

Author(s): Ian Tennant

Global Initiative

City of Contrasts: Urban Safety, Migration and Climate Change and Their Impact on the Somali Community in Eastleigh, Nairobi

City of Contrasts

...The report examines the security challenges affecting the Somali community in Eastleigh, Nairobi. Known as “Little Mogadishu,” Eastleigh is a major commercial centre but also contains a large low-...

Posted on 22 Jul 2026

Author(s): Antônio Sampaio, Ken Opala

Global Initiative

Abuse at scale: Artificial intelligence is reshaping child sexual exploitation

...A teenager uploads an ordinary photograph to social media. Minutes later, someone they have never met downloads it, alters it and turns it into sexual abuse material – without their knowled...

Posted on 20 Jul 2026

Author(s): Anesa Agovic Djozo, Livia Wagner, Minna Fisher

Global Organized Crime Index

The wood for the trees, Why illicit logging persists despite North Korea’s expanding forest governance

...In 2025, residents of Ongjin County in North Korea described ‘frequent fights’ between villagers collecting firewood and rangers tasked with protecting forests. As one witness observed, ‘People ...

Posted on 15 Jul 2026

Author(s): Laura Martin

CSA-Obs

Heroin trafficking along the northern and southern routes

Heroin trafficking along the northern and southern routes

...In 2017, the total amount of opium produced globally was estimated at 10 500 tonnes, 9 000 tonnes (86%) of which came from Afghanistan. In 2018, 9.9 tonnes of heroin were seized in European Union coun...

Posted on 09 Jul 2026

Author(s): Paddy Ginn, Danial Husain

Global Organized Crime Index, APA-Obs

Global Organized Crime Index 2025 – Oceania Overview

Global Organized Crime Index 2025

...Oceania has vast maritime zones and limited enforcement capacity, coupled with weak regulatory oversight and vulnerable economies that are highly dependent on natural resources. These conditions have ...

Posted on 09 Jul 2026