On 18 July 2023, the United Nations Security Council held its first-ever debate on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in connection with peace and security, during which the United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, and the State Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Takei Shunsuke, highlighted the contributions of various initiatives by UN entities, including UNICRI’s work on AI in the context of counter-terrorism.
Today we remember Nelson Mandela, an icon whose immense contribution to social justice and the culture of peace and freedom still shape our world.
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In May 2023, under the AI for Safer Children initiative, the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI), through its Centre for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Robotics, in partnership with the Ministry of Interior of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), commenced its country-specific trainings. |
Thirty-three students from 21 countries graduated with a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Transnational Crime and Justice at the United Nations Campus in Turin, Italy on 7 July 2023.
Offered by the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Institute (UNICRI) and the University for Peace (UPEACE), the master’s degree is UNICRI’s flagship programme. This is the seventeenth cohort since the programme was introduced in 2006.
On 20 June 2023, the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) hosted its first online training session to reinforce and expand Tunisian officials’ knowledge of chemical weapons and chemical security.
Twelve trainees from eight state authorities with different mandates pertaining to preventing, countering, and responding to chemical risks participated in the training.
On 21 June 2023, the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) conducted its first online training session to reinforce and expand Moroccan officials’ knowledge of chemical weapons and chemical security.
From 19-23 June, the State Security Service of Georgia (SSSG) conducted a training course on covert operations to intercept the trafficking of radiological and nuclear (RN) materials at the SSSG Training Center.
Between 30 May and 1 June 2023, the fourth edition of the (Sustainable Development Goal) SDG 16 Conference, Peace, Justice and Inclusive Societies promoted by Italy, the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), and the International Development Law Organization (IDLO) has taken place in Rome, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.
The 18th Round-Table Meeting (RTM) for Central Asia under the European Union Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Risk Mitigation Centres of Excellence (EU CBRN CoE) Initiative took place in Brussels on 13 June 2023.
“Terrorism affects every region of the world. It preys on local and national vulnerabilities and the instability of political, economic and security systems,” Antonio Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General, recently told global counter-terrorism actors.
