United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

Central America and the Caribbean

Cybercrime Program carried out Workshops in Honduras

Tegucigalpa, February 14, 2020 The Global Cybercrime Programme of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime for Central America and the Caribbean, in collaboration with the International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (ICMEC), delivered workshops to law enforcements in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

The training was provided on basic aspects of cybercrime to judges, prosecutors, and investigators in the Central American country.

The activity concluded with training on international cooperation mechanisms applied to combating child sexual abuse online, addressed to judges, prosecutors, and investigators. This training was attended by the National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) and the private sector.

One of the objectives of the Global Cybercrime Programme is to increase the capacity of member states to prevent, investigate, prosecute and try cybercrime cases.

Another main purpose of this programme is to increase efficiency and effectiveness in the investigation, prosecution and adjudication of crimes, especially the online sexual exploitation and abuse of children, within a sound human rights framework.