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Maria Falcone, Advocate for UNICRI

Shaping a culture that strongly opposes crime and corruption

 

On 18 May 2018, during the Side event of UNICRI co-sponsored by the Permanent Mission of Italy to the International Organizations in Vienna at the the 27th Session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ), Prof. Maria Falcone, Italian Judge Giovanni Falcone’s sister and President of Fondazione Giovanni and Francesca Falcone, has been nominated as an advocate for UNICRI in the fight against organized crime.

Advances in biotechnology are rapidly changing what is possible in medicine, agriculture, and industry. Progress in genomics, personalized medicine and bioengineering suggest the twenty-first century may indeed prove to be the ‘Century of Biology’, marking an inflection point in our capacity as humans to understand and intervene upon biological systems and the organic world.

Human rights

Summer School on Migration and Human Rights

Rome, 9-13 July 2018

 

International migration is a growing phenomenon involving the international community as a whole and engaging Member States in the protection of human rights. Analyzing migration as a crosscutting topic and understanding the challenges faced both by migrants and Member States is crucial for the development and implementation of national policies compliant with international human rights standards.

Report of the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute

Note by the Secretary-General 

The present report of the Board of Trustees of the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute was prepared pursuant to a decision of the Board taken at its meeting held on 25 and 26 October 2017 to report to the Economic and Social Council, through the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice.

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