Technical expertise and assistance to prevent, disrupt and dismantle organized criminal activities.

 



Organized crime is often both a product of and contributor to conflict in vulnerable states. The United Nations recognizes the grave threat it poses to mandate implementation, mission effectiveness, and the safety and security of United Nations personnel and facilities and host-State communities. The United Nations Police Division has been tasked with providing technical expertise and assistance to national police and law enforcement institutions in post-conflict settings to prevent, disrupt and dismantle organized criminal activities, including drug trafficking, human trafficking, firearms trafficking and exploitation of natural resources.

The United Nations Police Division works closely with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL), regional groupings such as the African Union (AU), Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), European Union (EU) and Member States to design effective and sustainable strategies that will help to better protect transitional societies from this scourge. Two of the Police Division’s main activities in this area are the Transnational Threats Project and the West African Coast Initiative.
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