Sri Lanka: UNODC strengthens multi-stakeholder approaches to counter organized crime threats

Galle, Sri Lanka/28 June 2022: Under the aegis of the ongoing Transnational Organized Crime (TOC) preliminary Study in Sri Lanka, supported by the Joint UN Program Fund, UNODC organized the second Discussion Forum for over 75 senior level officials from the Department of Prisons.

The aim of the event was to strengthen understanding and identifying key information sources related to prosecuting, sentencing, seizures and reporting such crimes as trafficking in drugs, small arms and wildlife.

The Forum served as a platform for participants to share their insights on organized crime threats in Sri Lanka.

The TOC Study seeks to outline the trends and scale of TOC, including those listed above, impacting Sri Lanka, and to identify key challenges and opportunities for enhancing law enforcement and criminal justice responses.

This activity contributes to SDG 16: https://sdg-tracker.org/

(Supported by the Joint UN Program Fund)