UNCAC - United Nations Convention against Corruption
The United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) is the only legally binding universal anti-corruption instrument. It was drafted and negotiated in Vienna, Austria in 2002-2003 and subsequently adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 31 October 2003.
United Nations: Member States finalize a new cybercrime convention
Aug 9, 2024 · After three years of work, the committee established by the UN General Assembly to negotiate a new convention on cybercrime agreed today on a draft convention text.
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime combats drugs, crime, corruption, and terrorism globally.
The Nelson Mandela Rules - United Nations Office on Drugs and …
History of the Rules: The origin of the rules dates back to the year 1955 when – following the atrocities of two World Wars – the Member States of the United Nations decided to formulate and adopt internationally acknowledged minimum conditions for the treatment of prisoners.
The Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
The Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) was established by the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) resolution 1992/1, upon request of General Assembly (GA) resolution 46/152, as one of its functional commissions. The Commission acts as the principal policymaking body of the United Nations in the field of crime prevention and criminal …
Ad Hoc Committee - Home - United Nations Office on Drugs and …
About the Ad Hoc Committee. Through its resolution 74/247, the General Assembly decided to establish an open-ended ad hoc intergovernmental committee of experts, representative of all regions, to elaborate a comprehensive international convention on countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes, taking into full …
UNODC Global eLearning
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UNODC and Human Rights - Preventing and Countering …
Organized crime thrives worldwide, affecting governance and political processes, and weakening the advancement of the rule of law and human rights. Agile and multidimensional in character, organized crime feeds off inequality and marginalization while …
Research on Transnational Organized Crime - United Nations …
The United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime defines organized crime groups broadly, encompassing most forms of profit-motivated crime. Aside from its work on specific markets (drugs, trafficked persons, smuggled migrants, firearms, and wildlife), UNODC has conducted a ...
UNODC World Drug Report 2020: Global drug use rising; while …
PRESS RELEASE UNODC World Drug Report 2020: Global drug use rising; while COVID-19 has far reaching impact on global drug markets. VIENNA, 25 June 2020 – Around 269 million people used drugs worldwide in 2018, which is 30 per cent more than in 2009, while over 35 million people suffer from drug use disorders, according to the latest World Drug Report, released …