UNITED FOR JUSTICE AND DIGNITY

Effective international cooperation is essential to investigating transnational crime, combating corruption and recovering assets linked to illicit activities. Yet, differences in national legal systems, procedural requirements and institutional frameworks can create significant challenges for authorities seeking assistance across borders.To help overcome these obstacles, UNICRI has developed a series of Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA) Guides covering ten European countries: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, France, Germany, Hungary, Luxembourg, Malta, Spain and Switzerland. Each guide provides country-

Sustainability transitions are essential to addressing climate change, environmental degradation and long-term development challenges. At the same time, the expansion of transition-related investments, regulations, infrastructure and markets can increase exposure to criminal exploitation, including corruption, fraud, illicit trade, theft, sabotage and regulatory circumvention.These risks are already evident in some contexts. For example, renewable-energy equipment may be stolen or sabotaged, waste and recycling systems may be infiltrated by criminal networks, and public contracts for green inf

Practical guidance for businesses, with a focus on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)The Operational Guide for Italian Businesses in Cases of Industrial Property Rights Infringement (Guida operativa per le imprese italiane in caso di violazioni dei diritti di Proprietà Industriale), is the result of a joint project promoted and coordinated by MIMIT, through its Directorate-General for Industrial Property – Italian Patent and Trademark Office, and implemented in collaboration with UNICRI.The initiative aims to strengthen businesses’ capacity to prevent, monitor and address infringements

Communities across West Africa are increasingly affected by the complex interactions between terrorism, crime and illicit economies. These dynamics often intersect with governance challenges, socio-economic vulnerabilities, informal livelihood systems and local conflict dynamics, creating challenging operating environments for civil society organizations (CSOs) engaged in prevention, peacebuilding and community resilience.To support locally led prevention efforts, UNICRI has developed a new practical guide aimed at helping CSOs translate research findings, field observations and practitioner e

A Global Analysis from UNICRI’s Crime and Justice Trends Study Criminal justice systems are confronting a changing crime landscape, characterized by growing connections across borders and digital environments. Globalization, shifting trade patterns, conflict, technological innovations and environmental pressures have altered the conditions in which crime occurs, creating new opportunities for criminal actors and new challenges for the institutions responsible for preventing, investigating and responding to crime. At the same time, while some more conventional non-transnational forms of crime h