The United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI), in partnership with the Thailand Institute of Justice (TIJ), co-hosted a Stakeholders’ Meeting at TIJ HQs in Bangkok, on 19- 21 October, to discuss the new UNICRI-TIJ
Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) National Action Plans: Rising to the Challenges of International Security and the Emergence of Artificial Intelligence
7 October 2015, United Nations Headquarters, New York
An Expert Workshop focusing on illegal, counterfeit and substandard pesticides was organized in Turin by the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) on 1-2 October 2015.
The United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) will deliver a Symposium on “Addressing vulnerabilities, increasing access to services: how to mainstream gender into policy and practice of substance use preventio
A workshop involving leading experts from different countries to discuss the economic, social and health costs of drug-related incarceration in Europe has been organized in Lisbon on 23 September 2015 by the United Nations Interregional Crime and
European Union Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Risk Mitigation Centres of Excellence Initiative
The Initiative’s project on laboratory iso-banking closes in Manila, the Philippines
Manila, 7 September 2105: In th
Cybercrime represents a serious threat to small and medium enterprises (SMEs), both across Europe and at the global level. SMEs constitute 99.8% of enterprises in Europe.
The United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI), the World Bank, the Italian Ministry of Economic Development and Assonime are organizing a workshop on anti-counterfeiting technologies.
Within the framework of the UNICRI Counter-Terrorism Programme, a Regional Technical Workshop entitled “Responding to the Threat of Returning Foreign Terrorist Fighters” was jointly organized by the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice R
On the occasion of the second annual World Day against Trafficking in Persons, the Principals of eight of the world’s key organizations working to tackle this crime have come together to issue a special statement.
Violent extremism cannot be defeated without interventions addressing the root of the problem – the specific ideologies and motivations that stimulate recruitment into these criminal organizations.
CARICOM States will soon benefit from enhanced global tools and expertise related to research, delivery of training, capacity building, technical assistance and policy support to assist in reducing criminality and countering terrorism in the Region, through an enhanced collaboration between the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS).
On 9 December 2020, UNICRI will held a specialized virtual course aimed at analysing how violent non-state actors, including terrorist, violent extremist and organized criminal groups, are maliciously using social media during COVID-19 to spread misinformation and disinformation.
These actors have created and amplified misleading content on a large-scale by taking advantage of vulnerabilities in the social media ecosystem and by manipulating people through conspiracy narratives and fake news.
Message from the Director of UNICRI: Antonia Marie De Meo.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is fundamentally changing how we live, how we work, how we communicate, and how we move around. It is transforming our world socially, economically and politically. The potential is boundless, but the risks are also growing.
"Today we celebrate the 75th anniversary of the United Nations from Turin, where we are generously hosted by Italy.
Thanks to the Municipality, the historical bridges of Turin are lit up in blue, the colour of the United Nations flag. Around the world, we see this blue light sending a message of peace, hope, and solidarity.
Two capacity-building events are taking place from 28 September to 2 October 2020 within the framework of the UNICRI's Programme on the nexus between organized crime and terrorism.
