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

The TNT Project being led by the Police Division Serious and Organized Crime (SOC) Team aims to enable United Nations field missions to better address transnational threats , including serious and organized crime, corruption and violent extremism. Given the growing recognition of the risk posed by TNT—as highlighted by Statements by the President of the Security Council (2010/4 and 2012/29), Security Council Resolution 2185 (2014), the report of the High-Level Independent Panel on Peace Operations (2015) and the Secretary-General’s report on United Nations policing (2016)—the role of UNPOL in strengthening host-State police capacity to address these challenges has become even more critical. Greater capacity at UN Headquarters and in field missions to respond to TNT would increase the safety and security of UN personnel and facilities and contribute to the implementation of mandates . To date, the project has focused on three short-term deliverables: Develop policy, guidance, templa...

  Authorities had unveiled the stone just weeks after the country’s decades-long ban on rough-diamond exports was lifted, and it was hailed as a sparkling symbol of economic recovery. This promise soon gave way, however, to familiar patterns of opacity, predation and capture. The incident reflects a broader trend. In the CAR, the mining sector is in the grip of exploitative networks that thrive on the very violence they perpetuate. Historically dominated by actors with ties to China and Lebanon, as well as neighbouring countries such as Cameroon, Chad and Sudan, the sector is now witnessing the emergence of foreign security allies, including Wagner and Rwanda. Their methods differ greatly: Wagner relies on terror and predation to achieve its economic objectives, whereas Rwanda pursues active economic diplomacy, combining formal investments with shadow networks. Since late 2020, Wagner and Rwandan forces have become key players in the CAR. By rescuing the government from a rebel...

  For decades, Morocco has been one of the world’s largest producers of illicit cannabis. Cultivation is deeply woven into the social and economic fabric of the northern mountainous region of the Rif. For communities in remote and underserved areas, the crop has long provided a survival economy in the absence of viable alternatives. Building on this historical association, Morocco has undertaken policy reforms to transform the informal economy into a regulated, state-supervised industry. Although these efforts are an important step towards formalization , with a view to integrating Moroccan cannabis into global supply chains, implementation challenges highlight the complexities of regulating an entrenched informal economy.By the end of 2024, ANRAC had issued more than 3 300 authorizations for cannabis-related activities, including processing, seed import, transport and other logistical aspects of the supply chain. The agency also certified 7.6 million imported seeds and authori...

 

The United Nations General Assembly  declared by the Resolution A/RES/78/267  the date of  November 15th as International Day for the Prevention of and Fight against All Forms of Transnational Organized Crime in March 2024, in order to raise awareness of the threats posed by all forms of transnational organized crime and to enhance international cooperation in this regard. It recognized the importance of the prevention of and fight against transnational organized crime for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development . The General Assembly commemorated all victims of organized crime, including those who have lost their lives fighting such crime, in particular law enforcement and judicial personnel , and paying special tribute to all those persons, such as Judge Giovanni Falcone, whose work and sacrifice paved the way for the adoption of the Convention, and affirming that their legacy lives on through our global commitment to preventing and ...