International Day for the Prevention of and Fight against All Forms of Transnational Organized Crime

Contents.  Director’s message: The Index as a compass to navigate the choices ahead Section 1 - Introduction: Shifts in the global criminal landscape Section 2 - Crossroads of crime and resilience 2.1 Global drug trafficking shifts to a duopoly 2.2 Forms of non-violent organized crime are exerting a growing impact, adding to the burden of enduring violent crimes 2.3 Counterfeiting at a crossroads: growth in an unstable global economy 2.4 Architects of criminal expansion 2.5 Resilience at a crossroads: international cooperation and judicial systems under pressure Section 3 - Trajectories 3.1 Containing criminality and boosting resilience 3.2 The path of most resistance: state-embedded actors as an obstacle to resilience Section 4 - Where do we go from here? Section 5 - Appendix: Index data set 5.1 Criminality indicators 5.2 Resilience indicators GLOBAL ORGANIZED CRIME INDEX 2025 . This year’s Index also shows that, while state-embedded actors are the most prevalent criminal actors...

. Transnational organized crime fuels violence and exploitation, draining resources, destroying trust and undermining justice everywhere. No one should bear the burden of organized crime. Not in conflict. Not in crisis. Not in poverty. Not ever. It’s time to stop the profit from harm . Together with the United Nations , let’s Stop Organized Crime

Transnational organized crime  destroys lives and livelihoods, at an enormous cost to people and planet. To achieve peace, justice and resilience, the world must unite to #StopOrganizedCrime. Transnational organized crime is one of the most complex threats facing countries today. It fuels violence, terrorism and corruption, exploits people and resources, and undermines safety, justice and opportunity everywhere. It destroys lives and livelihoods, at an enormous cost to people and planet. To achieve peace, justice, and resilience, the world must unite to #StopOrganizedCrime. The staggering profits of organized crime come at an immense human cost. Lives lost. Communities broken. Futures stolen. Transnational organized crime fuels violence and exploitation, draining resources, destroying trust and undermining justice everywhere. No one should bear the burden of organized crime. Not in conflict. Not in crisis. Not in poverty. Not ever. It’s time to stop the profit from harm. Together ...

  This policy brief draws on the five-year experience of the Resilience Fund from 2019 to 2024 to make a compelling case for recognizing and empowering civil society as a critical front-line actor in the fight against organized crime. At a time when transnational organized crime is growing in complexity and reach, and when civic space is shrinking globally, this brief reflects on the tangible impact of community-based responses and outlines a forward-looking agenda for policy, funding and institutional reform. This brief will be presented at the 34th session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice in Vienna , which provides a unique and vital platform to reaffirm the importance of international cooperation against organized crime. Published one year ahead of the 15th UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice in Abu Dhabi (April 2026), it aligns with the Congress theme: ‘ Accelerating crime prevention, criminal justice and the rule of law: protecting p...

     Analysis from the  Asia - Asia/Pacific Observatories

 

 

The illegal manufacturing and trafficking of firearms is a growing threat that fuels organized crime, armed conflict, and terrorism. Criminal groups move weapons across borders using the same routes as drugs and human trafficking, often linking arms smuggling to other illicit markets. New challenges such as 3D-printed guns and untraceable “ghost weapons” make detection more difficult , while some networks also serve the interests of hostile state actors aiming to destabilize regions.  Arms smuggling , or weapons trafficking, is the illicit trade and smuggling of contraband small arms , explosives, and ammunition across national or international borders. It is a global problem that fuels violence, organized crime, terrorism, and human rights violations, posing a serious threat to public safety, national security, and international relations. Key Aspects of Arms Smuggling Arms trafficking involves the unauthorized import, export, sale, delivery, or transfer of weapons withou...