The Joint Constructive Dialogue on Technical Assistance and International Cooperation with relevant stakeholders, including non-governmental organizations, will be convened on Monday, 2 June 2025, following the 16th meetings of the Working Group of Government Experts on Technical Assistance and the Working Group on International Cooperation, in accordance with paragraph 53 of the Procedures and rules for the functioning of the UNTOC review mechanism.
The meeting will be held in English from 10:00 - 13:00 and 15:00 - 18:00 (CEST, Vienna time) in a hybrid mode, with in-person participation at the Vienna International Centre (VIC) and online participation (via Microsoft Teams).
The link to join the meeting remotely will be shared with registered participants in due time.
Interested representatives of non-governmental stakeholders, including non-governmental organizations, academia and the private sector are invited to apply by 31 January 2025. The calls for application and further information on the process are available on the relevant UNODC’s Civil Society Unit’s webpage.
Approved non-governmental participants will receive a formal invitation to participate in the meeting, including further information regarding their participation.
Registered participants from States parties and signatories, non-signatories, entities and intergovernmental organizations attending the working group are also invited to participate to the constructive dialogue, in accordance with paragraph 53 of the Procedures and rules for the functioning of the UNTOC review mechanism.
For additional general information on the constructive dialogues, please consult UNODC’s Civil Society Unit page.
Background paper prepared by the Secretariat for the Working Group of Government Experts on Technical Assistance 2024 and the Working Group on International Cooperation 2024 - "Status of the functioning of the Mechanism for the Review of the Implementation of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the Protocols thereto". (Arabic - Chinese - English - French - Russian - Spanish)
Written contributions will be published as received
Videos and photos from the meeting will be published in due course.
