Women and girls continue to make up the majority, or 61 percent, of victims identified globally. UN report: Poverty, conflict, climate crisis driving up numbers of human trafficking […]
Coffee Instead of Heroin: How the UN Helps Farmers Start a Legitimate Business
Coffee is one of the most popular drinks on Earth. Coffee instead of heroin: how the UN helps farmers start a legitimate business Economic development As part of […]
EXPLAIN | How Corruption Contributes to the Growth of Organized Crime?
Organized crime groups often bribe authorities to obtain documents allowing them to transport illegal goods. EXPLAINED | How Corruption Fuels Organized Crime? International Law Corruption and organized crime […]
Organized crime caused 700,000 deaths between 2015 and 2021
In recent years, there has been a sharp escalation in gang violence in both developed and developing countries. Organized crime has killed 700,000 people from 2015 to 2021 […]
Countries finalize new cybercrime convention
The draft convention on cybercrime will be adopted by the General Assembly later this year. Countries finalize work on new cybercrime convention International Law After three years of […]
WE EXPLAIN | What does human trafficking for the purpose of organ removal look like?
About 5 to 10 percent of all transplants worldwide use organs from the black market. WE EXPLAIN | What does human trafficking for the purpose of organ removal […]
Global drug problem continues to worsen amid ‘psychedelic renaissance’ and record cocaine production
Hands of a drug-using resident of Odessa, Ukraine. (archive) Global drug problem continues to worsen amid ‘psychedelic renaissance’ and record cocaine production Health The emergence of new synthetic […]
WE EXPLAIN | Eight facts about human trafficking in the 21st century
Traffickers can be anyone, from members of an organized crime group to close relatives of the victim. WE EXPLAIN | Eight facts about human trafficking in the 21st […]
UNODC: Environmental legislation remains ‘complex and patchwork’
Legal protection of the environment varies greatly across countries and regions in terms of the crimes covered and the penalties for committing them. UNODC: Environmental legislation remains ‘complex […]
UN report: poaching has declined, but the threat remains
A recent analysis of the illegal trade in elephants and rhinoceroses found that a comprehensive strategy aimed at reducing supply and demand works well. UN report: poaching has […]