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Uprooting Cameroon's elite timber networks
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (253+ words) Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC) Uprooting Cameroon's elite timber networks Forest cover loss hit a record high in Cameroon in 2023, as more than 200 000 hectares disappeared that year, equating to roughly one football pitch every two minutes. This report…...
Chasing Ireland's "pot of gold': How illicit brokers profit from Vietnamese migration routes
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (177+ words) How illicit brokers profit from Vietnamese migration routes Pham's story has historical echoes. In the late 1970s, in the aftermath of the Vietnam War, Ireland received a group of Vietnamese refugees " often referred to as "boat people' " who were resettled with…...
Turning the tide together: Confronting the Pacific methamphetamine crisis
1+ week, 2+ day ago (239+ words) Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC) Turning the tide together Confronting the Pacific methamphetamine crisis The Pacific is facing a rapidly escalating methamphetamine crisis with growing implications for public health, community safety and regional security. A new policy paper…...
A smuggling route reawakens: Movement surges between eastern Libya and Crete
1+ week, 3+ day ago (480+ words) Movement surges between eastern Libya and Crete In just a short time, the route has eclipsed the other major corridors for migrants entering Europe, including those through the Western Mediterranean and the Canary Islands, as well as pathways through the…...
The 15th Crime Congress and the repositioning of the UNODC and UNTOC
2+ week, 6+ day ago (586+ words) Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC) The 15th Crime Congress and the repositioning of the UNODC and UNTOC The 15th UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice was due to take place in Abu Dhabi in the final week of…...
Asia'Oceania regional launch of the Global Organized Crime Index 2025
6+ mon, 4+ day ago (41+ words) Join us at the National Press Club of Australia for the Asia'Oceania regional launch of the third edition of the Global Organized Crime Index ' the world's most comprehensive dataset tracking criminal markets, criminal actors, and resilience across 193 countries....
Theft for export: Where do stolen cars and parts from the UK and EU end up?
3+ week, 4+ day ago (360+ words) Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC) Where do stolen cars and parts from the UK and EU end up? Every year, thousands of cars are stolen across the UK and Europe. Some are stripped for parts, some are sold…...
Civil society policy recommendations on illicit gold
3+ week, 5+ day ago (75+ words) Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC) UK Illicit Finance Summit - June 2026 The report argues that Summit commitments must move beyond broad statements. Effective action requires clearly defined deliverables, incorporation into national regulations, set timelines, robust follow-up mechanisms and inclusive…...
Scam centres: Combating a global phenomenon
3+ week, 6+ day ago (478+ words) Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC) Scam centres: Combating a global phenomenon Scam centres have emerged as one of the most sophisticated, lucrative and pervasive forms of organized crime in the world today. Enabled by information and communications technology,…...
Mekong Risk Monitor #2
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (280+ words) Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC) Welcome to the second issue of the Mekong Risk Monitor. The monitor is a periodic publication of the Mekong Network to Counter Transnational Crime (MNET-CTC), a programme implemented in partnership by the Global…...