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| Formation | 2013, Geneva, Switzerland |
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| Type | International non-governmental organization |
| Purpose | Responses to organized crime |
| Headquarters | Geneva, Switzerland |
Region served | Worldwide |
| Mark Shaw | |
Main organ | Board of directors, elected by the Annual General Meeting |
| Website | www |
The Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime, sometimes shortened as Global Initiative, is an international non-governmental organization headquartered in Geneva.[1] The organisation is composed of a network of law enforcement, governance and development practitioners, who share the objective of developing innovative strategies and responses to organized crime.[2] In July 2020, the network counted 500 experts.[3]
The organisation was launched formally at the United Nations headquarters, in New York in September 2013.[4] It was initially established with funding and operational support from both the Governments of Norway and of Switzerland.[5] The Global Initiative has offices in Geneva, Vienna, Cape Town, and Malta.
The Global Initiative and its reports are regularly cited in publications such as the New York Times,[6] Reuters,[7] Time magazine,[8] Forbes,[9] the BBC,[10] Der Spiegel,[11] World Politic Review,[12] and The Telegraph.[13]
- ^ Zvekic, Ugljesa (2014-10-08). "The Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime - exploring new challenges and responses". Bundeskriminalamt - 7th Research Conference on Organised Crime. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
- ^ Nazzaro, Sergio (June 2020). "Pandemia mafiosa" [Pandemia Mafiosa]. poliziamoderna.poliziadistato.it (in Italian). Polizia Moderna. pp. 9–10. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
Fondata nel 2013 e con sede a Ginevra, la Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime (Gi-TOC) comprende una rete di oltre 500 esperti su diritti umani, democrazia, governance e questioni di sviluppo in cui il tema della criminalità organizzata è diventato sempre più pertinente. La GI-TOC offre una piattaforma per promuovere dibattito e approcci innovativi a una strategia globale e inclusiva contro la criminalità organizzata, tramite l'elaborazione di politiche sociali, la facilitazione del dialogo multisettoriale, e lo sviluppo di strumenti e programmi necessari per dare risposte veloci e efficaci a problematiche emergenti. Primo centro studi internazionale che ha promosso a livello mondiale il Covid Crime Watch per analizzare i rischi e i pericoli legati all'infiltrazione di organizzazioni criminali nella gestione della pandemia da Covid-19, per studiarne le dinamiche, ma anche le risultanze a livello sociale e a livello economico.
- ^ Tolliver, Sandy (2020-07-12). "Layered pandemics: Transnational organized crime rages in the time of COVID". The Hill. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
- ^ "UNU-ONY Head James Cockayne to Speak at Launch of Global Initiative on Transnational Organized Crime - United Nations University". United Nations University. 2013-09-19. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
- ^ "Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime". European Commission Knowledge for policy.
- ^ Kingsley, Patrick (2017-08-18). "Flow of Migrants to Italy Slows, but Nobody Knows Why". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
- ^ Massalaki, Abdoulaye (2015-05-12). "Niger passes law to tackle migrant smuggling, first in West Africa". Reuters. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
- ^ Walt, Vivienne (2015-05-13). "ISIS Makes a Fortune From Smuggling Migrants Says Report". Time. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
- ^ Behar, Richard. "Organized Crime In The Time Of Corona". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
- ^ "The 'narco-state' trying to kick its drug habit". BBC News. 2020-05-28. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
- ^ SPIEGEL, Fritz Schaap, DER. ""Ja, unsere Feinde enthaupten wir" - DER SPIEGEL - Politik". www.spiegel.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-06-18.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "How the Illicit Drug Trade Is Adapting to the Coronavirus Pandemic". www.worldpoliticsreview.com. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
- ^ Bonello, Deborah (2020-04-17). "El Chapo's daughter hands out aid in Mexico as cartels play 'Robin Hood' in pandemic crisis". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
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