UNICRI - United Nations Interregional Crime Research Institute – the Institute of the United Nations established in 1968 to assist intergovernmental, governmental and non-governmental organizations in formulating and implementing improved polic
A new project to counter the phenomenon of counterfeiting on the three new EU Member States has been awarded European Commission to Transcrime, UNICRI and GACG Awarded by the EC for 2009 and 2010.
The ICTY Manual on Developed Practices has been presented today and for the first time at an international level, during the ICTY Diplomatic Conference in The H
The Italian association for the victims of terrorism has organised a two days event in Turin (Italy) to celebrate the II edition of the “Day of memory for the victims of terrorism and slaughter”, and to stimulate the discussion linked to the l
The third edition of the Counter e-Crime Operations Summit (CeCOS III) will open on May 12th in Barcelona, Spain, for three days of discussions and meetings on electronic crimes.
UNICRI, in cooperation with the Lao Ministry of Justice, has organized a meeting at the Settha Palace Hotel to present its mandate and activities, as well as its forthcoming engagement in the Lao PDR.
A Conference entitled “Trafficking in people from Nigeria, magic-religious rituals and integration difficulties” will be held in Bologna on the 27 of March.
The 1st conference of the CONNECTIONS project "Joining the dots: criminal justice, treatment and harm reduction" took place in Krakow, Poland on the 25-27 March 2009.
UNICRI and the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW, the implementing body of the Chemical Weapons Convention working in close cooperation with t
The outcomes of the survey “A Portrait of Victimization in the City of Bari,” prepared by UNICRI have been presented today by the Mayor of Bari Mr. Michele Emiliano and the Director of UNICRI Mr.
The United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) is the first
global legally binding instrument in the fight against corruption. It was adopted
by General Assembly resolution 58/4 of 31 October 2003 and entered into force
on 14 December 2005. In a remarkable demonstration of commitment and
determination of the international community, to date the Convention has
acquired 122 Parties.
Making major events safer and more enjoyable for the audience, preventing a pleasurable moment from turning into a traumatic experience or, sometimes, into a real nightmare (like the European Cup final in Brussels in 1985) is among the topics on the agenda of the international meeting organized within the framework of the project EU SEC II by the Laboratory of UNICRI Security Governance and Counter Terrorism from November 4th to the 6th.
Venue:
Building of Joint Institutions, Trg BiH 1, 71000 Sarajevo (BH) Organized by
the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research
Institute (UNICRI) in cooperation with the International Criminal
Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY)
With the contribution of the Prosecutor’s Office of the Court
of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Hosted by the Ministry of Justice of Bosnia and Herzegovina
On the 22nd September, the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) will launch a five year pilot initiative which will be hosted by the Portuguese Government. The initiative intends to enhance public-private partnerships (PPP) for the protection of vulnerable targets and to strengthen international cooperation in preparation of major events such as Olympics, other major sporting tournaments, international expositions and summits.
The new UNICRI office in Tuscany (Italy) was presented yesterday to the press by the UNICRI Director, Mr. Sandro Calvani, the chief of the Security Governance - Counter Terrorism Laboratory, Mr. Francesco Cappi, and the President of Provincia di Lucca, Mr. Stefano Baccelli.
Thanks to an agreement signed with the Provincia di Lucca (Italy), UNICRI will relocate some of the activities of the Security Governance and Counter-Terrorism Laboratory to this province of Tuscany in april 2009.
