Addressing gender differences in drug prevention and recovery
The II Plenary Conference of the DAWN Project will present the project's initial results and the latest state of the art in the field of gender and addiction.
Illicit pesticides represent a lucrative activity for organized crime and a concrete threat to security, development, health and the environment, and consequently require urgent response from the national and regional authorities, as well as the i
UNICRI 2019-2022 Strategic Programme Framework, contains the tools and approaches used by UNICRI to carry out its activities, as well as the Institute six strategic priorities.
The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) have launched an insightful study on Illicit Financial Flows (I
Enhancing Biosecurity and Biosafety
Research and development in Life Sciences have the potential to bring about transformational change for the betterment of society, including through the convergence of advances in fields like synthetic
A Risk and Response Assessment of Advances in Biothecnology
In collaboration with European Commission, UNICRI produced a report on the “Security Implications of Synthetic Biology and Nanobiotechnology - A Risk and Response Assessment of
UNICRI, in collaboration with the International Criminal Court Office of Public Counsel for the Defence (ICC-OPCD) and with the support of the International Association of Lawyers (Union Internationale des Avocats - UIA), runs on a yearly basis a
Gender Equality, Development and Women’s Rights in the EU Mediterranean Basin in the Years of Financial, Political and Social Crisis
The economic instability affecting many segments of societies in the European Union’s Mediterranean basi
A new exhibition, United for Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, will be open in the South Wall of the Conference Buildings (1st floor) of United Nations Headquarters in New York on 20 May and will be displayed until 31 May.
The exhibit organized by UNICRI, with the support of the Permanent Mission of Italy to the UN, is centred around Goal 16 of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development on promoting peaceful, just and inclusive societies, free from crime and violence.
On 8-10 April in Amman (Jordan) and within the framework of the European Union Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Centres of Excellence (EU CBRN CoE) risk mitigation Initiative, the Middle East Centre of Excellence carried out a training on radiological detection.
On 26 and 27 March 2019, the Republic of Ghana hosted the Twelfth Regional Round-Table Meeting for the Eastern and Central Africa National Focal Points within the framework of the European Union Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Centres of Excellence (EU CBRN CoE) Initiative.
Signing of the agreement between the two UN entities
UNICRI and the United Nations Office of Information and Communications Technology (OICT) signed an agreement establishing a framework for their cooperation.
On 27 March 2019, UNICRI and Global Affairs Canada signed a multi-year agreement for the implementation of the project “Enhancing capacities to prevent the trafficking of radiological and nuclear (RN) material in the Middle East.”
The project, which will be addressed to state security and law enforcement officials in Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon, will be aimed at:
In observance of the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace that is celebrated worldwide on 6 April, the UN Department of Global Communications, the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, the UN Office for Partnerships and the Missions to the UN of Monaco and the State of Qatar convened the event “Sports for Sustainable Development Goals .” It aimed to broaden the awareness of the significant, tangible and positive contribution sport makes to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and to inspire influential individuals and sport-related institutions to commit to play
Together with the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) and the Permanent Missions to the United Nations of Georgia, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the United Arab Emirates, UNICRI convened a high-level event at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
United Nations Headquarters, New York Conference Room 11
2 April 2019, h:15.00 – 18.00
UNICRI, together with the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) and the Permanent Missions to the United Nations of Georgia, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the United Arab Emirates, will convene a high-level event at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
A new report “Artificial Intelligence and Robotics for Law Enforcement” has been published by the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute’s (UNICRI), Centre for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Robotics, and Innovation Centre of the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL).
The report summarizes key findings, challenges and recommendations presented and discussed during the first INTERPOL - UNICRI Global Meeting on the Opportunities and Risks of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics for Law Enforcement held in Singapore on 11-12 July 2018.
