UNICRI

Committee's Background: 

The United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) is constituted by a total of 193 member states. It originated in 1967 as a Resolution of the Economic and Social Council resolution 1085 B of 1965. Its focus relies on the assistance to non-governmental, intergovernmental, and governmental organizations by acting over crimes directly related to environmental threats, criminal policies, justice, reforms, corruption, drug abuse, illegal trafficking and violent extremism. By implementing administration policies for the improvement of jurisdiction and crime prevention, this institute conducts research and analysis of fields with the intention of improving and training personnel worldwide and the support of policy formulation on issues of social concerns.

Committee's main faculties:

•  Creates and encourages programs with the aim of preventing, detecting, and controlling specific crimes by organizing meetings, where the Member States can analyze and eradicate criminal activities to contribute to the socioeconomic development and the guarantee of human rights.

• Promotes and supports the international investigation of environmental threats, criminal policies, justice, reforms, corruption, drug abuse, illegal trafficking, and violent extremism to provide a database of information.

• Designs advanced education with the cooperation of educational institutions to provide specialized courses for law enforcement members, judges, lawyers, and other justice personnel aiming for the effectiveness against criminal activities.

Position Paper: 

Please send your position paper to your committee chair at mxze141056ng@itj-ze.edu.mx , before April, 8. Your prompt cooperation is appreciated.