Strong governance, accountable institutions, and inclusive societies are indispensable foundations for peaceful and sustainable development. In their absence existing grievances, local conditions, and situational circumstances can be easily exploited by violent extremist groups. These factors may expose people and communities to criminality, create vulnerabilities for radicalization, and give rise to violence.
A new report “Artificial Intelligence and Robotics for Law Enforcement” has been published by the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute’s (UNICRI), Centre for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Robotics, and Innovation Centre of the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL).
UNICRI 2019-2022 Strategic Programme Framework, contains the tools and approaches used by UNICRI to carry out its activities, as well as the Institute six strategic priorities.
We do not need more security to tackle crime; we need human rights to be respected. The more people are protected, the more their rights are promoted, the more we can live in a secure and prosperous word, free from organized crime, violent extremism, abuses and exploitation.
International migration is a growing phenomenon involving the international community and Member States in complex dynamics that have a special focus on the protection of human rights.
The General Assembly, in its resolution 70/291, requested the Secretary-General to submit a report no later than April 2018 on progress made in the implementation of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, including suggestions for the future implementation of the Strategy by the United Nations system.
On 18 May 2018, during the Side event of UNICRI co-sponsored by the Permanent Mission of Italy to the International Organizations in Vienna at the the 27th Session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ), Prof. Maria Falcone, Italian Judge Giovanni Falcone’s sister and President of Fondazione Giovanni and Francesca Falcone, has been nominated as an advocate for UNICRI in the fight against organized crime.