Law and Crime Prevention
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Homicides fall as organised crime grows more profitable – and networked
Homicide rates are falling across much of the world, but organised crime is on the rise in many regions as…
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Countries adopt global blueprint to tackle fast-evolving crime in digital age
Countries adopted on Saturday a new global blueprint for tackling rapidly evolving forms of crime, as the UN’s largest gathering…
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UN Crime Congress: Technology is transforming crime – and the response to it
Sitting in her Vienna office ahead of a pivotal UN gathering in Abu Dhabi, Monica Juma is focused on a…
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Security Council LIVE: Ambassadors mark 9/11 with counter-terrorism push on AI and drones
The Security Council met to mark 25 years since the 9/11 attacks with a briefing on counter-terrorism as ambassadors take…
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‘Advance safety for all’: International police cooperation helps tackle cross-border crime
As criminal networks increasingly exploit weak institutions and operate across borders, the UN says no police force can tackle them…
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Breaking the silence over sexual violence against men and boys in war
Conflicts can expose civilians and detainees to grave abuses; the challenge is not only to document these crimes, but also…
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International Criminal Court: New US sanctions ‘a flagrant attack’ against its independence
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday responded to a new round of US sanctions targeting its president and a…
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Afghanistan: UN tells Taliban to open up on abuses committed by security forces
Five years into Taliban rule, Afghans still have almost no way of knowing whether soldiers, police and morality officers who…
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Returning Afghans face growing risk of trafficking as crises deepen
Afghans returning from neighbouring countries are facing growing risks of human trafficking and exploitation as overlapping humanitarian and economic crises…
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‘Judges should be superhuman’: The invisible burden behind the bench
When conflict erupts, disasters strike or political crises unfold, courts are among the few institutions expected to keep functioning –…
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