Crime & Conflict, NAS-Obs

Predatory economies in Eastern Libya

Predatory economies in Eastern Libya

... On 4 April 2019, the Libyan National Army (LNA) launched a surprise attack on Tripoli, as the UN-sponsored dialogue process was reaching a critical stage. The leader of the LNA, Khalifa Haftar, wa...

Posted on 27 Jun 2019

Resilience Fund

Launch of the Resilience Fund (Photo Gallery)

... The Resilience Fund was launched in Vienna, Austria at a high-level panel discussion in the margins of the 28th UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) on 21 May, 2019. The hig...

Posted on 25 Jun 2019

Drug Policy, UN-TOC Watch

International cooperation on drug trafficking: 10 more years of the same?

... As the UN moves ahead with the next decade of drug policy, combating drug trafficking will remain high on the international agenda. While states largely still agree to address this challenge together...

Posted on 24 Jun 2019

Author(s): Summer Walker

Latinoamérica y el Caribe

Dark Pharma: Counterfeit and Contraband Pharmaceuticals in Central America

Dark Pharma:

... This working paper, the second in a series on the global illicit economy, focuses on the “dark pharma” trade in Central America, where no country has been spared the problem of counterfeit and...

Posted on 19 Jun 2019

Author(s): Peter Tinti

UN - Security and Rights, UN-TOC Watch

Organized crime and the UN Security Council

... In 2018, 40% of UN Security Council Resolutions demanded a response to organized crime. Here, we present insights into the United Nations Security Council’s (UNSC) perception of the role of orga...

Posted on 18 Jun 2019

Author(s): Alexandre Bish

UN-TOC Watch

Far-Reaching but Fragmented: The UN System-Wide Response to Organized Crime

Far-Reaching but Fragmented:

...UN Organisation Visualisation From peace operations to how to better manage forests and food supply chains, the United Nations (UN) is engaged in the fight against organized crime and efforts to miti...

Posted on 11 Jun 2019

UN-TOC Watch, UNTOC

The UN System-Wide Response to Organized Crime

The UN System-Wide Response to Organized Crime

... From peace operations to how to better manage forests and food supply chains, the United Nations (UN) is engaged in the fight against organized crime and efforts to mitigate its impact within the amb...

Posted on 11 Jun 2019

Author(s): Summer Walker, Tuesday Reitano

SEE-Obs

Kontekst: Organizovani kriminal na Balkanu

... What are the key focuses of organized crime in this part of Europe? What is the responsibility of politics and the judiciary? Is there a genuine will to fight crime and corruption in the Balkans...

Posted on 07 Jun 2019

Author(s): Ugljesa (Ugi) Zvekic