Tag «organized crime»

UNODC Executive Director calls for renewed action against organized crime, human trafficking and illicit firearms through Palermo Convention

VIENNA, 15 October (UN Information Service) – Yury Fedotov, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, opened the ninth session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime today, urging governments to strengthen cooperative action against shared challenges. The opening session was also addressed …

Links between drug trafficking, organized crime and terrorism in the Mediterranean region

Remarks of the Executive Director, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Yury Fedotov: OSCE Mediterranean Conference side event on “Links between drug trafficking, organized crime and terrorism in the Mediterranean region” PALERMO/VIENNA, 24 October 2017 (UN Information Service) — The links between drug trafficking, organized crime and terrorism are a growing problem for the …

Nexus between illicit drugs, organized crime and terrorism

Remarks of the Executive Director, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Yury Fedotov: Statement at the OSCE-wide conference on the nexus between illicit drugs, organized crime and terrorism 10 July 2017 VIENNA, 10 July (UN Information Service) – Terrorism, and its links to drugs and crime, is recognized, including by the UN Security Council, …