An international round table, organized by the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) with the support of Cassa di Risparmio di Lucca, will take place in Lucca to address several issues related to the impact of cyber crimes on economic and financial systems. The meeting presents an important opportunity to confront different experiences and identify good practices in this area.
Within the framework of the EU CBRN Risk Mitigation Centres of Excellence (CoE) Initiative, UNICRI is responsible for the overall administration and monitoring of the implementation of the first 19 CBRN CoE projects. These projects focus on the provision of training and equipment, knowledge development, special and technical support and awareness-raising through interested partner countries, at national, regional and international level.
The United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) is organizing a series of short courses within the framework of the UNICRI Journalism and Public Information Programme, a unique international programme tailored for journalists, chief information officers and those who want to specialize in public information and journalism. The programme aims at deepening knowledge of emerging security threats.
Radiological crime scene management is the process used to ensure safe, secure, effective and efficient operations at a crime scene where nuclear or other radioactive materials are known, or suspected, to be present. Managing a radiological crime scene is a key part of responding to a nuclear security event. Evidence collection at radiological crime scenes may share a wide range of characteristics with that at conventional crime scenes, such as evidence search patterns, geographical scene modelling and evidence recording, whether or not explosives are involved.
The world is currently experiencing an unprecedented level of migration. According to the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs International Migration Report, approximately 244 million people reside outside their country of origin. This figure includes undocumented migrants.
A new study prepared by UNICRI on the role of anti-counterfeiting technologies in increasing governments’ and citizens’ safety has been presented in Washington DC on 25th February 2016, during an event co-organized by the World Bank and UNICRI, in the framework of the Global Forum on Law, Justice and Development.
