A seminar on “Major Events, an Opportunity to Enhance Critical Infrastructure and Vulnerable Target Protection” will take place in Lisbon on 28 February 2013, organized by UNICRI in cooperation with the Government of Portugal.
The Opening Ceremony of the Master of Laws in International Crime and Justice will take place in Turin on Monday 28 January 2013. Representatives of local authorities, the University of Turin and the Turin Bar Association will participate.
Improving the Implementation of the International Drug Control Treaties through enhanced cooperation between INCB and National Drug Control Administrators
UNICRI and the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) Secretariat conducted a joint training seminar from 17-21 June 2013 at the headquarters of United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for representatives of the national competent authorities of 12 West African countries.
UNICRI with countries of the Mediterranean Basin (Egypt, Greece, Israel, Italy, Morocco, Spain and Tunisia) on the occasion of the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
The United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) with the support of the Turin Bar Association and the International Association of Lawyers (Union Internationale des Avocats - UIA), have hosted in Turin the forth edition of the Seminar on International Criminal Law Defence from 22 to 25 April 2013.
Sharing of good practices between cities around the world on preventing crime and violence and contribute to sustainable urban development
20 - 21 May 2013, Turin (Italy)
The United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) and ICC Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy (BASCAP) released a new report advocating the confiscation of the proceeds of crime as an effective tool which governments can implement against the infiltration of transnational organized crime into the illicit business of counterfeiting and piracy.
Bringing together the United Nations, governments, the industry and civil society
A preliminary consultative stakeholders and expert’ meeting on the establishment of a mechanism for the traceability and certification of ethical origin of the coloured gemstones was convened by the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) in cooperation with the Vienna International Justice Institute and the International Colored Gemstone Association.
Today, more than ever, dialogue between peoples, understanding diversity and tolerance are the keys to maintaining universal peace, development and security. For this reason, the Republic of San Marino, the United Nations Regional Information Centre (UNRIC) and the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) have chosen to celebrate the UN Day with a conference on dialogue among civilizations.
The Ministry of the Interior of Qatar hosted high-level meeting
A high-level meeting to address the issue of sport protection in the Middle-East and North-Africa took place on 17 March 2013 in Doha. The meeting was jointly organised by UNICRI and the ICSS, the not-for-profit organisation specialising in sport safety, security and integrity. UNICRI is the United Nations Institute implementing a worldwide programme on Major Events Security launched in 2002 and backed by the UN ECOSOC Resolution 2006/28.