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...
Publications
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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...
Human Trafficking-Smuggling Nexus in Libya
Probably nowhere more than in Libya have the definitional lines between migrant smuggling and human trafficking become as blurred or contested....
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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...
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...
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...
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The Global Initiative at EU Anti-Trafficking Day Conference
On the occasion of the EU Anti-Trafficking Day, the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime co-organized a high-level conference on...
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...
Human Trafficking and the Illicit Cigarette Trade: Global Consequences
The illicit trade of cigarettes has become a multi-billion dollar business today and has taken centre stage in the global debate in the last few...
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The Global Initiative at EU Anti-Trafficking Day Conference
On the occasion of the EU Anti-Trafficking Day, the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime co-organized a high-level conference on...
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Organized Crime and Criminal Networks in Africa
Summary and Keywords Organised crime and criminal networks are an outcome of Africa’s weak systems of state reach and governance, and in turn they...
GIN Interview – Gulnara Shahinian
A counter-trafficking consultant and former special rapporteur to the UN on contemporary slavery, Gulnara Shahinian has spent her career trying to...
GIN Interview: Angela Me, Director of Research, UNODC
As Director of Research at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Angela Me has an enviable birds-eye view of the complex matrix that...
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Organized Crime and Criminal Networks in Africa
Summary and Keywords Organised crime and criminal networks are an outcome of Africa’s weak systems of state reach and governance, and in turn they...
Global Report on Trafficking in Persons 2018
The 2018 UNODC Global Report on Trafficking in Persons is the fourth of its kind mandated by the General Assembly through the 2010 United Nations...
Criminal Networks Involved in the Trafficking and Exploitation of Underage Victims in the European Union
Child trafficking is one of the most heinous crimes and a crime against human rights as criminals profit from the abuse of the weakest social...