The 14th United Nations Crime Congress

20-27 April 2020, Kyoto, Japan Postponed
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PROLONGED Call for applications to the 10th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime

The Tenth Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (COP UNTOC) will be held from 12 to 16 October 2020 in Vienna, Austria. This intergovernmental Conference will discuss, among other things, the implementation of the Convention and its three Protocols, namely the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons; the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air; and the Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms.

UNODC Information Request: Impact of COVID-19 on trafficking in persons

In the last weeks there has been growing attention to the impact of COVID-19 on the trafficking in persons phenomenon. At this stage, UNODC is participating in a number of UN processes to review the situation. For this reason, we are collecting information about the situation using our own network of contacts in the field.

GI Road to Kyoto Podcast - The Alliance and Civil Society

The Road to Kyoto is a podcast series from the GI-TOC with some of the leading experts who study and track organized crime and related issues, in the context of the upcoming United Nations Crime Congress. In this episode Anna Alvazzi del Frate, the Chair of the Alliance, talks about the role of civil society in preparation of the 14th Crime Congress.

Extraordinary General Assembly Meeting May 20th, 2020

The Board agreed to maintain the date of 20 May for an extraordinary General Assembly Meeting to discuss urgent matters and to be held exclusively online. This extraordinary GA meeting will be convened as per rules established in the Statutes and will allow for the adoption of by-laws, membership fees and any other urgent matters of relevance to the GA which are necessary for the functioning of the Alliance.

Call for Nominations for the postponed Annual General Assembly (October 14th, 2020)

The Nominations Committee has sent to all Members a call for nominations for candidates for elections to be held at the Annual General Assembly on October 14th 2020. The following Board positions are up for election: up to two (2) Vice-Chairs up to four (4) Members of the Board Nomination Letters should be received by the Nominations Committee (nominations@crimealliance.org) no later than September 2nd 2020, 11.55 p.m. CET.

The 14th UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice

The Unites Nations Crime Congress has been postponed today, due to the worldwide situation related to COVID-19 and related factors. Updated information, including the new dates of the Congress, various deadlines and other changes made eventually, will be announced in due course on the website: www.crimecongress.org. Follow also the Twitter account for updates @CrimeCongressUN. For all inquiries from Non-Governmental Organizations, please contact the Secretariat of the Congress through the Civil Society Team (cst-crimecongress@un.org). For all other inquiries, please contact the Secretariat of the Congress (unodc-congress@un.org).

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