UN General Assembly Seeks Ways to Foil Threat of Organized Crime

United Nations, New York, 17 June 2010

UN officials last week underscored the urgency of combating organized crime, which a new report has found is gaining in global reach and posing a greater threat to peace, development and even national sovereignty. "The Globalization of Crime" examines major trafficking flows of drugs, firearms, counterfeit products, stolen natural resources, people trafficked for sex or forced labour and smuggled migrants, and offers ways to tackle these threats. The report was issued as the General Assembly held a high-level debate on the threats posed by organized crime.

Topics: Drug Trafficking Money Laundering Organised Crime Terrorist Financing UN