EAS-Obs, EUR-Obs

Mitigating organized crime risks among veterans in Ukraine

The hard return

...Amid Ukraine's ongoing conflict, a critical issue demands attention: the lack of a strategic veterans’ policy to cope with the large numbers of Ukrainian military personnel who will demobilize at so...

Posted on 18 Jul 2024
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Brian Lee

Head of Programme, Observatory of Illicit Economies in Eurasia, Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime

...Brian Lee is the Head of Programme, Observatory of Illicit Economies in Eurasia, leading the GI-TOC’s engagement across the region on issues related to organized crime and criminal actors, illicit m...

Posted on 18 Jul 2024

ESA-Obs

Crime and conflict in South Africa’s long-distance transport industry

Troubled highways

...The South African public transport sector is facing a critical crisis, marked by escalating violence and extortion within the taxi industry. This report delves into the dynamics behind these troubling...

Posted on 17 Jul 2024

Author(s): Michael McLaggan

UN - Security and Rights, UN Cyberwatch, UN-TOC Watch

The risks of a last-minute Cybercrime Treaty Protocol

What's the protocol on protocols?

...As the reconvened session of the Ad Hoc Committee for the UN cybercrime convention approaches from July 29 to August 9, 2024, this brief delves into the potential risks of introducing a supplementary ...

Posted on 12 Jul 2024

Author(s): Ian Tennant

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Grace Zwidzai

Project Assistant - Haiti Observatory

...Grace holds a Bachelor of Laws degree and has extensive experience in domestic and international program management and coordination on various disciplinaries such as Anti-corruption ,SRH, HIV/AIDS, G...

Posted on 10 Jul 2024
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Gabriel Granjo

Analyst - Brazil

...Gabriel is an analyst at the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC). He is currently based in São Paulo, Brazil, and his work focuses on the intersection of environmental cr...

Posted on 09 Jul 2024
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Matthew Eiampikul

Analyst - Thailand

...Matthew holds a degree in Political Science (International Affairs) from Chiang Mai University. Matthew has a background in both academia and civil society, having worked as a Research Assistant for C...

Posted on 09 Jul 2024
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Melissa Castlemaine

Analyst - South Africa

...Melissa joined the GI-TOC in 2024 and is a member of the ECO-SOLVE team, the GI-TOC's flagship environmental crime project, where her efforts are focused on disrupting illicit wildlife trade in South ...

Posted on 09 Jul 2024
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Olajumoke (Jumo) Ayandele

...Olajumoke (Jumo) Ayandele is the senior Nigeria advisor at ACLED and a visiting Assistant Professor of Practice at New York University’s Center for Global Affairs. She holds a PhD in Global Affairs ...

Posted on 05 Jul 2024
08 Jul

Global Organized Crime Index, Sustainable Development Goals, UN - Security and Rights

UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development

...Every July, governments gather at the UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF). Since 2015, the aim of the sessions has been to review progress made on the UN’s Sustainable De...

Posted on 01 Jul 2024

Author(s): Summer Walker

Global Strategy

Intersections: Building Blocks of a Global Strategy Against Organized Crime

Intersections

...In the last few decades, organized crime has mutated faster than our ability to understand or disrupt it. It threatens our lives and the security and well-being of societies. Despite the severity and ...

Posted on 01 Jul 2024

AR-Obs

Firearms trafficking and violence in Ecuador

Paradise lost?

... Ecuador is facing an unprecedented surge in violence and criminality, ranking among the top 10 countries globally for criminal incidence. Currently, it holds the highest rate of violent deaths...

Posted on 28 Jun 2024

Author(s): Private: Carla Álvarez

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