The Global Programme on Implementing the Organized Crime Convention: from Theory to Practice supports States in building stronger normative and policy responses to transnational organized crime in order to enhance the implementation of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC).
The Programme has two main workstreams. Firstly, it supports States in developing legislative and other normative measures for implementing UNTOC, including its international cooperation provisions, with a focus on the observations emanating from the Review Mechanism of the Convention.
Secondly, it supports States in developing and implementing evidence-based strategies, policies and action plans to tackle transnational organized crime.
The Global Programme does this through 5 inter-related methods:
- Developing legislation on organized crime
- Designing strategies and policies against organized crime
- Facilitating international cooperation in criminal matters
- Mainstreaming gender and human rights in organized crime legislation and policy
- Managing knowledge and enhancing education on organized crime
Policymakers, legislators and practitioners can benefit from the publications developed by the Global Programme to support the development of legislation and strategies on preventing and combating transnational organized crime. For instance, the Programme has developed a Toolkit on Mainstreaming Gender and Human Rights in the Implementation on UNTOC and is currently developing tools to prevent and combat organized fraud.
The Knowledge Management Portal "Sharing Electronic Resources and Laws on Crime (SHERLOC)" facilitates the dissemination of knowledge on organized crime and terrorism, including linkages between different crime types.
SHERLOC hosts eight databases collecting a range of resources on organized crime in all its forms and manifestations and terrorism: this includes the databases of legislation, case law, strategies, treaties and bibliography, the Education for Universities Database (Edu4U), the Directory of Competent National Authorities and the Legislative Guide on UNTOC.
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