The Project Project FAKES was funded by the European Commission, Directorate General Home Affairs and was carried out in cooperation with the Global Anti-Counterfeiting Group (GACG) and the
UNICRI’s programme on Counterfeiting is based on a long tradition of research in matters of organized crime. Counterfeiting is an important part of the work of the Institute due to the growing interest of criminal organizations in this area.
Acting upon a request by the Italian Ministry of Economic Development, more specifically the Directorate General for the fight against counterfeiting, UNICRI, in partnership with the Italian Guardia d
Illicit pesticides represent a lucrative activity for organized crime and a concrete threat to security, development, health and the environment, and consequently require urgent response from the national and regional authorities, as well as the i
The trafficking in counterfeit goods is growing to epidemic proportions across the globe, due to transnational criminal networks exploiting the dark side of globalization.
Illicit pesticides, organized crime and supply chain integrity
Illicit pesticides represent a lucrative activity for organized crime and a concrete threat to security, development, health and the environment, and consequently require urg
The SAVEmed (Microstructure secured and self-verifying medicines) project is funded by the European Commission under the Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (FP7).
UNICRI researches and writes on specific counterfeit product categories, focusing on the impact on consumers’ health and safety and on organized crime involvement.
The first report Counterfeiting, a global spread, a global threat, published by UNICRI in 2007, provides a global assessment of organized criminal involvement in counterfeiting.
UNICRI briefed different Director Generals of the European Commission on the infiltration of organized crime in food business and bioterrorism through the use of biotechnology. Organized by the Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE), the meeting aimed at discussing possible forms of cooperation in the area of Big Data analytics and visualization, in cooperation also with the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN). On that occasion, a “knowledge hour” was also organized by the DG to sensitize the staff to issues related to food fraud.
“It is highly likely that the COVID-19 pandemic will result in increased hunger and poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean.” (Food security under the COVID-19 pandemic Report, FAO).
Illicit pesticides represent a lucrative activity for organized crime and a concrete threat to security, development, health and the environment, and consequently require urgent response from the national and regional authorities, as well as the international community and the United Nations. To address this growing threat, UNICRI has developed a programme aimed at enhancing an international strategy to counter serious and organized crime involved crimes having an adverse impact on the environment, including in the trafficking of illicit pesticides.
UNICRI, through its Knowledge Center “Security through Research, Technology and Innovation" (SIRIO) in Geneva, organized an Expert Workshop on the Supply Chain Security.
The creation of the guidelines has been financially supported by the CRT Foundation.
The Project Project FAKES was funded by the European Commission, Directorate General Home Affairs and was carried out in cooperation with the Global Anti-Counterfeiting Group (GACG) and the
Acting upon a request by the Italian Ministry of Economic Development, more specifically the Directorate General for the fight against counterfeiting, UNICRI, in partnership with the Italian Guardia d
The trafficking in counterfeit goods is growing to epidemic proportions across the globe, due to transnational criminal networks exploiting the dark side of globalization.
Illicit pesticides, organized crime and supply chain integrity Illicit pesticides represent a lucrative activity for organized crime and a concrete threat to security, development, health and the environment, and consequently require urg
The SAVEmed (Microstructure secured and self-verifying medicines) project is funded by the European Commission under the Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (FP7).
The first report Counterfeiting, a global spread, a global threat, published by UNICRI in 2007, provides a global assessment of organized criminal involvement in counterfeiting.
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Counterfeit pharmaceuticals are among the counterfeit products with the greatest potential of harm for consumers’ health.
UNICRI is carrying out two research projects on the following issues:
