Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime

⛓️💥 Our aim is to disrupt criminal activity and illicit markets. 📚 Our research is used by governments, business, organizations and many others trying to make communities safer. 🌐 Our presence worldwide is extended and growing. There is a lot of work to be done. But, together, we can build a safer future for all 🤝

Registration is open for the 2024 edition of the 24-hour Conference on Global Organized Crime (#OC24)! Join 300+ experts in 60 interactive webinars running non-stop from October 30th to 31st. Dive into topics like arms trafficking, financial crime, cybercrime, and more. Don't miss this chance to connect, learn, and engage! 📅 Explore the agenda & register here: buff.ly/3YAjcJj #OrganizedCrime #Networking #Cybercrime #GlobalCrime

🇪🇺🇩🇪 Our first cohort of #WestAfrica Journalism Fellows is part of an ECOWAS program titled "Support to the Mitigation of Destabilizing Effects of Transnational Organised Crime (M-TOC)." This initiative combines traditional security responses with innovative, community-driven resilience measures, informed by cutting-edge research and investigative journalism on the intersection of illicit economies and instability. M-TOC is a vital project commissioned by the Auswärtiges Amt (Federal Foreign Office) Germany and implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH) and the GI-TOC under the leadership of the ECOWAS Commission. Running from 2024 to 2025, the project aims to tackle the destabilizing effects of transnational organized crime across the region. Learn more about the fellows: https://lnkd.in/ecT_c_dy

🔥 In 2024 alone, over 11 million hectares of the 🇧🇷 Brazilian Amazon have been destroyed by fires—many deliberately set by illegal miners and land grabbers. This surge in fires is reversing conservation gains, with record CO2 emissions contributing to the global climate crisis. 🚨Criminal activity is driving this devastation, exploiting vulnerable areas for illegal mining and ranching. #Indigenous communities are bearing the brunt, losing land, and livelihoods, and facing the worst air quality ever recorded in the region. In this context, we have developed an interactive wildfire mapping tool, using satellite data and machine learning to project fires and identify high-risk areas. Explore the tool and read our full blog on this: https://buff.ly/4eOMz0e *Available in Portuguese too. #ClimateAction #SaveTheAmazon #WildFires

📢 ¡El registro para #OC24 2024 ya está abierto! Únete a la conversación con más de 300 grandes expertos y participa en sesiones interactivas sobre temas de #CrimenOrganizado como cibercrimen, tráfico de personas y más, en 60 seminarios web. Regístrate 👉 https://lnkd.in/eZEMAUEB 🗓️ 30 y 31 de octubre. ⏰ Súmate a 24 horas de diálogo. 🗣️ Evento en inglés.

🔴Human smuggling in #Sudan has taken on new, dangerous dynamics since the outbreak of civil war in 2023. 🛂 With tightened restrictions, especially along the Sudan-Egypt border, refugees increasingly rely on smugglers to escape across Sudan’s borders. In Darfur, smugglers have enabled refugees to navigate movement through territory controlled by the Rapid Support Forces. As networks evolve to exploit vulnerabilities, the need for action is critical. Our recent report dives into the changing smuggling ecosystems along Sudan's borders and their implications for regional security. Read more here: https://buff.ly/450WziN

💸 One of the most effective ways to combat organized crime is to #FollowTheMoney. 🕵️ By tracking illicit financial flows and targeting the financial infrastructure that supports criminal activities, we can disrupt the operations of criminal networks. This approach requires robust financial intelligence, #InternationalCooperation, closing massive loopholes in the licit economy, and the political will to enforce anti-money laundering laws. To weaken organized crime, we need to cut off its financial lifelines. 💡Learn more: https://buff.ly/3XNmjNY

🗓️ Join us on November 4th, 2024, at 2:30 PM (CET) for an exclusive webinar as we launch the forthcoming report “Gangsters at War: Russia’s Use of Organized Crime as an Instrument of Statecraft.” Mark Galeotti, a leading expert on Russian organized crime, politics, and security, will present the key findings, exploring how Moscow uses criminal networks to advance its geopolitical agenda, with Tuesday Reitano as moderator. Following the presentation, we’ll host a Q&A where you can engage directly with Mark to discuss the report's implications and strategies for combating these challenges. 🖥️ Where: Zoom Webinar 🗓️ When: November 4th, 2024, at 2:30 PM (CET) Register now: https://lnkd.in/g4gKH_nb

For over 20 years, North America's opioid crisis has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives due to over-prescribing and aggressive pharmaceutical marketing. 🇪🇺 While Europe has largely avoided an epidemic of this scale, recent disruptions in heroin supply chains—stemming from the Taliban’s opium ban and the war in Ukraine—are raising concerns. The rise of synthetic opioids like fentanyl and nitazenes is becoming a growing threat. With limited testing and understanding of synthetic opioid spread in Europe, there’s a real risk of being blindsided by a crisis. Effective action—better testing, improved monitoring, and increased cooperation—will be vital in preventing a public health catastrophe. Learn more in our latest blog: https://buff.ly/3A9ZrPd

¡Estamos en la 16ª Conferencia de las Partes del Convenio sobre la Diversidad Biológica (#CBDCOP16) en Cali, Colombia! En este evento tan crucial, destacaremos las conexiones entre el #CrimenOrganizado y la pérdida de biodiversidad, compartiendo soluciones lideradas por la sociedad civil para proteger los ecosistemas y las especies de los daños. Hoy participamos de un evento paralelo sobre estrategias innovadoras para combatir los crímenes ambientales, coorganizado con Colombia y apoyado por UNODC, INTERPOL y otros. En el panel de hoy, además, hablamos sobre la pirámide de los flujos financieros ilícitos. Lee más sobre nuestra participación en #CBDCOP16: https://lnkd.in/g_7PCPXN Felipe Botero