UNODC recognizes the need to promote strong partnerships with civil society organizations in dealing with the complex issues of drug abuse and crime which undermine the fabric of society. The active involvement of civil society, which includes NGOs, community groups, labour unions, indigenous groups, charitable organizations, faith-based organizations, professional associations and foundations is essential to help UNODC carry out its global mandates.
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Through GLOU68, UNODC Civil Society Unit (CSU) is the main entry point for non-governmental stakeholders and serves as a bridge between these stakeholders and UNODC substantive offices, field offices and the Member States. Located within the Office of the Director for the Division for Policy Analysis and Public Affairs of UNODC, the CSU carries out the following main functions:
The CSU carries out these functions in close collaboration with relevant UNODC substantive offices, including Crime and Economic Branch, Organized Crime Branch, Drug Prevention and Health Branch, the Secretariat to the Governing Bodies, and relevant Field Offices. The CSU also partners with umbrella organizations such as the UNCAC Coalition, Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs, and the Alliance of NGOs on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice.
A guide for NGO participation in the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) and the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) is available here.
Applications for the 2023 Constructive Dialogues for UNTOC review now open
The 2023 Constructive Dialogue (CD) for the Review Mechanism of the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC) and the Protocols thereto will take place in hybrid format (in Vienna, Austria and online) on the following dates:
Strengthening multi-stakeholder participation at the UN negotiations on a cybercrime convention
The critical and invaluable role of civil society, academia and the private sector was emphasized during the hybrid side event “Strengthening Multi-Stakeholder Participation in the Ad-Hoc Committee on Cybercrime Negotiations”. The event was organised by the UNODC CSU together with the Alliance of NGOs on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (Alliance).
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The 11th session of the Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (COP UNTOC) 17 to 21 October 2022 in Vienna Austria
The eleventh session of the COP UNTOC will be held from 17 to 21 October 2022 in Vienna, Austria. This intergovernmental Conference will discuss, among other things, the implementation of the Convention and its three Protocols.
This is the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, in short EBRD
