The United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) held a three-day expert-level meeting to spotlight pressing issues – including emerging threats and trends – related to chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) proliferation financing in Southeast Asia.
Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) disinformation is defined as intentionally misleading and deceptive information about CBRN threats that can potentially cause serious political, financial, and physical harm to governments, international organizations, the scientific community, academia, industry, and the population at large.
The United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) held the first peer-to-peer workshop on regional cooperation mechanisms in Southeast Asia for intelligence and law enforcement officers from Cambodia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic and the Philippines in Phnom Penh from 21 to 22 November 2022.
The purpose of the Guidebook, now available in Ukranian, is to provide police and civil prosecutors, and relevant investigative agencies, with guidance to support the successful prosecution of incidents involving the deliberate use of a chemical or biological agents. The Guidebook aims to provide awareness and insight into the current and emerging challenges related to the investigation and prosecution of such crimes.
Foreword by the Director of UNICRI Antonia Marie De Meo
The United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland have signed a new agreement to implement the project: “Strengthening capacities to identify and mitigate chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) proliferation financing risks in Southeast Asia”.
