Globally, cultural heritage faces an increasing threat of destruction, not only due to the natural process of decay, but also due to political, security and social factors.
Launched in 2010, the EU Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Centres of Excellence (CoE) Initiative is a global Initiative funded and impl
UNICRI has been tasked by the European Commission with the overall coordination, provision of technical assistance and monitoring the implementation of twelve projects in South Caucasus (Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia) and Central Asian countries
The purpose of the Guidebook is to provide police and civil prosecutors, and relevant investigative agencies, with guidance to support the successful prosecution of incidents involving the d
Funded by the European Union, the four-million euro War Crimes Justice Project was carried out by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in partnership with the I
The Policy Toolkit developed by UNICRI was launched by the Netherlands at the Fifteenth Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) Coordinating Committee in Malaga on 13-14 March 2019.
The United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) in cooperation with the United Nations Office on Genocide Prevention and the Responsibility to Protect (OSAPG), is organizing a new specialized course entitled Words Ma
UNICRI is constantly expanding its activities in the field of post-graduate education, offering a wide range of on-campus and decentralised training to provide for a variety of professional needs.
On 28 June - 01 July 2021, the Jordanian National Center for Nuclear and Radiological Security (NCNRS) with the support of UNICRI held a four-days national training entitled “Combating Illicit Trafficking and Smuggling of Radiological and Nuclear Materials and Response Mechanisms”. The training was addressed to the Jordanian officers in charge of responding to nuclear security accidents and illicit trafficking operations.
More than 200 security officials across the Caribbean Region will gather for a virtual course on the malicious use of social media by violent non-state actors during COVID-19 on 8th April 2021. The spread of misinformation and disinformation is a threat faced by most CARICOM Member States and is high on the CARICOM agenda.
On 9 December 2020, UNICRI will held a specialized virtual course aimed at analysing how violent non-state actors, including terrorist, violent extremist and organized criminal groups, are maliciously using social media during COVID-19 to spread misinformation and disinformation.
These actors have created and amplified misleading content on a large-scale by taking advantage of vulnerabilities in the social media ecosystem and by manipulating people through conspiracy narratives and fake news.
"Greetings from Turin, Italy. I am Antonia De Meo, the Director of the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI). I am here with you today to deliver one message: we must stop crimes against the environment.