Centre For International Crime Prevention (Noun)
Meaning
The United Nations office responsible for crime prevention and criminal justice and law reform.
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, through the centre for international crime prevention, assists States in strengthening their responses to transnational organized crime and illicit trafficking.
- The centre for international crime prevention has been operational since 1997, focusing on issues such as terrorism, corruption, and transnational organized crime.
- In its efforts to strengthen the rule of law and good governance, the centre for international crime prevention has launched various technical assistance and capacity-building initiatives.
- As the focal point in the UN system for activities in the field of crime prevention and criminal justice, the centre for international crime prevention also serves as a major resource for Member States.
- The centre for international crime prevention supports and facilitates the work of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, which is the main policymaking body in the UN system dealing with crime prevention and criminal justice.