Crime in the fisheries sector threatens livelihoods, food security & marine ecosystems. Strengthening value chains builds resilience & closes crime vulnerabilities. Through #FishNET, UNODC is working w/ Angola to assess risks & shape solutions, 🙏Norway support #crimesinfisheries

Today, Albania 🇦🇱 joined its signature to the # BBNJ Agreement, an important international instrument on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction🌊

#Crimesinfisheries sector is a billion-dollar illicit market. We're supporting Vietnamese 🇻🇳 law enforcement to tackle this through training on profiling, inspection & joint operational planning under #FishNET project, in collaboration with CCP/Global & thanks to Norway 🇳🇴.

Today I said goodbye to a precious friend and unique human being—one of the most inspiring and brilliant people I have ever met. Your light will always shine bright dearest Olga. May you rest in eternal Spring! 🌷

Farewell, Pope of the Hearts 🤍🕊️

📢 Just released: 2024 Annual Report of UNODC’s Global Programme on Crimes that Affect the Environment. From forests to fisheries, minerals to waste - see how we help countries respond to crime harming nature, people & the rule of law. #endENVcrime 🔗shorturl.at/MVpy2

Shkodra Elektronike with Zjerm — as winner-worthy as it gets. Listen and vote #26.

“Let’s make criminal justice a central part of ocean governance, by enforcing laws, protecting marine resources and building long-term capacities,” said UN Office on Drugs & Crime Executive Director Ghada Fathi Waly at the United Nations Ocean Conference today. #SaveOurOcean 📺Watch full message now👇👇

Honored to moderate a high level panel at #UNOC3 🌊 🇺🇳 in Nice on the role of criminal justice in ocean protection. Strong institutions, legal frameworks and cross-border cooperation are essential to achieving #SDG14, because ocean protection must be backed by the rule of law.

🚨Major operation targeting crimes in the fisheries sector by Da Nang PCU🇻🇳!A seizure of 60,000 smuggled lobster larvae from Singapore was reported on CENcomm during the PCCP FishNet mentoring in 🇻🇳. Inter-agency collaboration is key to countering illegal trade 🌊🦞🙏to Norad

Last week at #UNOC3 in Nice, I joined partners for UNODC to discuss fighting crimes that harm our ocean — from illegal fishing to trafficking marine species. Protecting the ocean means tackling crime on land and sea, together. 🐟🌊⬇️

Pleasure to join the #OceanFilm 🌊 screening Universität Wien – a good moment to reflect on #UNOC3 with the Vienna ocean community & share UN Office on Drugs & Crime’s work in this key area. 🙏 Universität Wien Frz. Botschaft Österreich High Seas Alliance IDDRI & others for an inspiring evening.

🌍 Delegates from across the globe meet this week to assess how the UN Convention against Transnational #OrganizedCrime can be collectively applied to tackle crimes that affect the environment. A united front is needed to stop criminal exploitation of our planet. #EnvCrime

Crimes in fisheries harm coastal economies, fuel corruption and enable serious organized crime. UNODC’s FishNET project tackles illegal activities across the fisheries value chain to protect ocean health, security and global food supplies bit.ly/4dyGkh0 #endENVcrime

It was a pleasure to meet with President Emmanuel Macron, a true friend of Albania. This time, our meeting took place in the framework of the #BBNJ Agreement. Albania has contributed to making this important multilateral agreement enter into force.

Today, the UN family mourns the loss of Dr. Jane Goodall. The scientist, conservationist and UN Messenger of Peace worked tirelessly for our planet and all its inhabitants, leaving an extraordinary legacy for humanity and nature.

Through UNODC Global Maritime Crime Programme and UNODC Environment Team, and the Norway🇳🇴-funded project FishNET II, Kenya 🇰🇪, Somalia 🇸🇴 and Tanzania 🇹🇿, come together to advance jointly coordinated and targeted responses to crimes in the fisheries sector. #SDG14 #SDG16 #SDG17 #endENVcrime

At UNCAC #CoSP11 in Doha tomorrow: Focus on countering corruption for a more sustainable future 🌍 From crimes in the fisheries sector to wildlife, forestry, waste & minerals crime, corruption enables serious environmental offences. Tomorrow's discussions focus on technology,

At UNCAC #CoSP11 🇶🇦 side event on Technology for Integrity & Environmental Protection, we discussed on how technology supports detection, analysis & evidence to address crimes that affect the environment & corruption, incl. UNODC’s collaboration with SkyLight. #endENVcrime

From ranger to investigator. From prosecutor to judge. Effective justice depends on recognizing women’s roles across wildlife crime enforcement. Through #SWIFT and #FishNET, UN Office on Drugs & Crime and partners advance data & criminal justice efforts to #EndWildlifeCrime and #crimesinfisheries.