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OSCE Chairmanship conference: Addressing Organized Crime through Strategic Partnerships

When

5 October 2020 (All day)

Where

Hofburg, Vienna and online (via Zoom)

Organized by

2020 Albanian OSCE Chairmanship with the support of the OSCE Transnational Threat Department’s Strategic Police Matters Unit, the Permanent Delegation of Italy to the OSCE and the OSCE Mediterranean Partners for Co-operation Group under the Chairpersonship of Sweden
Organized crime continues to represent one of the most serious transnational threats to security and stability across the OSCE and the Mediterranean region. Demanding and complex types of organized crime such as the trafficking of drugs, small arms and light weapons, and human beings; the smuggling of migrants, money laundering and cybercrime continue to pose serious global threats to security, stability and economic growth.

Considering the magnitude and impact of such destabilizing phenomena, even further magnified by the coronavirus pandemic, the OSCE is committed to fostering transnational co-operation and capacity-building initiatives within its region, jointly with Partners and other states.

This conference will provide an opportunity to illustrate past and ongoing activities as well as outcomes and best practices in different OSCE participating States.  It will also offer an overview of current partnerships and different approaches undertaken by other international organizations, think tanks and the private sector. Mediterranean Partners will also present the latest developments and current challenges in the fight against organized crime and cyber-enabled crimes.

Participants will be representatives from relevant government institutions (such as the Ministries of Justice, Interior and Finance, the judiciary, among others) at a senior level. Senior experts from academia and civil society as well as from the United Nations and other relevant international and regional organizations will also be invited to participate and to share their expertise, perspectives and ideas.

Due to the COVID-19 crisis and taking into account travel limitations, the conference in a “blended” format, meaning that it will be a combination of online and physical participation. Simultaneous interpretation will be provided in all six OSCE languages.

To register please visit: https://events.osce.org/2020-organized-crime/registration/Site/Register