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Illicit trafficking and other related criminal activities threaten governance, security, public health, and economic growth calling for a coordinated international response. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is mandated to support member-states address the interrelated issues of drug control, crime, and international terrorism. As the global leader in the fight against illicit drugs, transnational organised crime, terrorism and corruption, UNODC is the guardian of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC), and United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC). The UNTOC was adopted by the General Assembly resolution 55/25 of 15 November 2000; it is currently among the most ratified pieces of UN legislation (with some 190 parties) and remains the main international legal instrument in the fight against transnational organised crime. As for the UNCAC, it is the only legally binding universal anti-corruption instrument and is a critical tool to help target countries to strengthen their institutional integrity. Other relevant conventions that give meaning to the CRIMJUST mandate are the United Nations drug control treaties, which are mutually supportive and complementary and provide the legal foundation for action against drug-related offences. The three treaties are: • 1961 Convention on Narcotic Drugs • 1971 Convention on Psychotropic Substances • 1988 Convention against the Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Within the broader mandates of UNODC, the Conference of the Parties to UNTOC has specifically mandated to foster international and regional cooperation by facilitating the development of regional networks and cooperation among all such networks. CRIMJUST actions provide support to participating countries to progressively achieve the Sustainable Development Goal 16 “Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels”. This contributes to broaden the efforts by the international community to attain the Sustainable Development Agenda 2030 and respecting the “Kyoto Declaration on Advancing Crime Prevention, Criminal Justice and the Rule of Law” (endorsed by resolution 76-181 at the 14th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice). |
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