UNICRI Board of Trustees Report to the Economic and Social Council - 2023
Note by the Secretary-General
The report of the Board of Trustees of the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) was prepared pursuant to article IV, paragraph 3 (e), of the Statute of UNICRI and approved by a decision of the Board taken at its meeting held on 17–19 October 2023, for submission to the Economic and Social Council, through the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice.
The Institute is an autonomous institution of the United Nations and is governed by its Board of Trustees, which provides strategic direction and contributes to the setting of priorities.
Within the broad scope of its mandate to develop and implement improved policies in the field of crime prevention and control, the mission of UNICRI is to advance justice and the rule of law in support of peace and sustainable development.
UNICRI works in specialized niches and selected areas related to crime prevention, criminal justice, security governance, counter-terrorism and the risks and benefits of technological advances. The Institute contributes to United Nations policy and operations through its specialized, cutting-edge and action-oriented research, training and capacity-building programmes. Within the scope of its mandate, the Institute serves as a conduit for channelling innovative ideas from within and outside the United Nations system.
The present report of the Board of Trustees contains a summary of the work carried out by UNICRI in 2023 in line with the UNICRI Strategic Programme Framework for 2023–2026.
Strategic Programme Framework for 2023–2026
Through its action-oriented research, needs assessments and analyses of evolving trends, as well as engagement and consultations with Member States, United Nations entities and international organizations, academic and government institutions, subject matter experts, non-governmental organizations, programme partners and beneficiaries of UNICRI projects and research, UNICRI identified the following interrelated transnational crime and justice threats and challenges in its Strategic Programme Framework for the period 2023–2026
- Rising insecurity and terrorism;
- Reach of organized crime;
- Role of new and emerging technologies;
- Human rights abuses and exploitation.
The five strategic priorities are as follows:
(a) Preventing and countering transnational security threats, terrorism and points of nexus;
(b) Countering criminal enterprises, illicit financial flows and corrupt practices;
(c) Promoting the responsible use of new and emerging technologies to address crime and exploitation;
(d) Preventing and countering violent extremism and radicalization; (e) Promoting the rule of law and safeguarding access to justice.
(e) Promoting the rule of law and safeguarding access to justice.
As with its predecessor, the strategic priorities in the Strategic Programme Framework for the period 2023–2026 are aligned with Goal 16 of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and are linked to several other Goals, most notably, Goals 2 to 6, 8, 9, 11, 14 and 15.
Results achieved by the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute in 2003
Report to Ecococ 2023, Chinese
Report to Ecosoc 2023, English
Report to Ecosoc 2023, Russian
Report to Ecosoc 2023, Spanish
ECOSOC Resolution on UNICRI's Work
On 7 June 2023, the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) passed a resolution that acknowledges the role of the UN Interregional Crime and Justice Institute (UNICRI) as a valuable component of the UN system and contributor to the realization of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
The resolution encourages UNICRI to continue its efforts to advance evidence-based and data-centric approaches to address the global challenges of transnational organized crime in its many evolving dimensions and to promote the rule of law.
The milestone resolution was tabled by the Vice President of ECOSOC and Chair of the Management Segment, H.E. Ambassador Paula Narváez Ojeda, Permanent Representative of Chile to the United Nations, and facilitated by the Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations. It is the first such resolution from an institutional level on the work of UNICRI since UNICRI was established in 1968.
Previous Reports
Report of activities 2022
Report to Ecococ 2022, Chinese
Report to Ecosoc 2022, English
Report to Ecosoc 2022, Russian
Report to Ecosoc 2022, Spanish
Report of activities 2021
Report of activities 2020
Report to Ecosoc 2020, Arabic
Report to Ecosoc 2020, Chinese
Report to Ecosoc 2020, English
Report to Ecosoc 2020, French
Report to Ecosoc 2020, Russian
Report to Ecosoc 2020, Spanish
Report of activities 2019
Report of activities 2018
Report of activities 2017
Report of activities 2016
Report of activities 2015
Report of activities 2014
Report of activities 2013
Report of activities 2012
