Second Network Partners Meeting
On 5-6 September 2018, UNICRI, in cooperation with the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), held the 2nd INB Network Partners Meeting at the Palais des Nations, in Geneva.
OIE Ad Hoc Group on Veterinary Legislation: A Review of Veterinary Legislation to Address Biological Threats
On 23-25 January 2018, UNICRI participated in a three-day ad hoc group meeting convened by the World Organisation for Animal Hea
The mitigation of biological risks in Africa, in the wake of the West Africa Ebola crisis (2014-2016), has been the focus of the two-day African Regional Conference, co-
International Network on Biotechnology: First Network Partners Meeting
On 12-13 July 2016, the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) organized the First Network Partners Meeting for t
Project 46 - Awareness-Raising workshops at the CBRNe Summit Asia 2016
On December 7, 2016 in Hanoi (Vietnam) two awareness-raising workshops took place at the the CBRNe Summit Asia within the framework of Project 46 of
Understanding and Mitigating Emerging and Future Risks in the Life Sciences:
The International Network on Biotechnology: A Side Event at the Eighth Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention
On 15 November 2016, the
European Union Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Centres of Excellence Risk Mitigation Initiative
The third, and last, in a series of workshops focused on the development of a Lao PDR CBRN National Action Plan (NAP) i
The outcome of a recent Side-event of the UN General Assembly highlighted the strong consensus towards a common security culture based on regional and international cooperation and in the area of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBR
A step closer to the approval of the Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) National Action Plan of Cambodia
The National Authority for the Prohibition of CBRN Weapons marks a significant milestone in the Plan road-map
21 apprenants de six pays africains ont reçu aujourd’hui à Rabat, leur diplôme de Mastère spécialisé «Gestion des risques et menaces Nucléaire, Radiologique, Biologique, Chimique, Explosif (NRBCE) mention Afrique».
On 24–25 May 2023, 25 officers from a range of Moldovan law enforcement agencies successfully completed a two-day in-person training entitled “Stop the virus of disinformation”. The training aimed to provide participants with techniques on how to detect and respond to chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) disinformation, as well as communicate with the media following a CBRN event.
The main objective of the project is to contribute to preventing future instances of WMD terrorism through the identification of risks and benefits associated with WMD-relevant advances in science and technology. The main activity in 2019 related to the preparation and review of risk scenarios associated to technology and WMD.
The threat of radiological and nuclear (RN) trafficking and proliferation are among some of the most pressing concerns on today’s international agenda. Factors such as regional instabilities, on-going and frozen conflicts, and uncontrolled territories make it difficult to prevent and deter RN trafficking, which represents an appealing prospect to many smugglers due to a decades’ old fallacy that smuggling RN material is extremely valuable and profitable.
Follow-up to the ‘Prosecutors Guide to Chemical and Biological Crimes’ release, capacity building activities are unrolling to provide guidance to prosecutors, judicial and law enforcement authorities
The United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) organized the second peer-to-peer workshop on major security-related threats in Southeast Asia. The workshop, specifically designed for intelligence and law enforcement officers from Cambodia, Lao PDR and the Philippines, took place in Luang Prabang from 17 to 19 May 2023.