Illegal exploitation of natural resources ⚡️Worsens climate change 🐞Contributes to biodiversity loss 🌊Disturbs ocean balance 🌏Threatens global security ✊Join UN Office on Drugs & Crime & UN Environment Programme to #endENVcrime to achieve The Global Goals #ForPeopleandPlanet

Waste crime is a major threat to the environment and human health, undermining economic development. To combat it, law enforcement must understand waste flows and the tactics of trafficking networks to take adequate counter measures. 👉 bit.ly/43DamLJ Via UNODC Environment Team

Ukraine wants to hold Russia accountable for the environmental destruction caused by its ongoing war. A war crime conviction for ecological damage at the International Criminal Court would be unprecedented. p.dw.com/p/4j7WL

Waste trade from the EU to Southeast Asia thrives but is threatened by waste trafficking. While ASEAN countries have laws against waste crime, penalties vary. Learn how UNODC’s #Unwaste project aids counteraction: bit.ly/43DamLJ #endENVcrime

The waste sector is prone to corruption, with criminals bribing officials to issue permits or falsify documents. UNODC helps countries in the EU and Southeast Asia detect corruption risks in waste trade. Learn more bit.ly/43DamLJ #endENVcrime

Breaking the waste trafficking cycle from the EU to Southeast Asia requires: -Stronger environmental laws and penalties -Increased enforcement -Improved data collection and sharing -Optimized cooperation Learn more bit.ly/43DamLJ #endENVcrime

Supporting national authorities with investigations, operations and prosecutions is key to tackling #wildlifecrime from multiple angles.👮‍♀️ Find out more about the work of #ICCWC➡️ bit.ly/3MfPMcn #TogetherAgainstWildlifeCrime

Having shut down 139+ illegal plastic recycling operations since 2019, #Malaysia is at the forefront of the fight against waste trafficking.   UN Office on Drugs & Crime's @BeniHofmann met with 🇲🇾 Minister of NRES @NikNazmi, welcoming national efforts & fruitful cooperation through #Unwaste project.

Waste-importers aim to re-use materials but depend on cheaper imported waste. Learn how regulatory and enforcement gaps increase risks of waste trafficking and improper disposal and hinders the shift to a circular economy 🔄 bit.ly/43DamLJ #endENVcrime

We are thrilled to announce that the 3rd JustCircular Webinar "Tackling the Barriers to Preventing and Prosecuting Plastic Waste Trafficking" will take place on September 26 at 10 am CET. 🔗The Registration and meeting links will be available soon.

The trash-industrial complex is fighting EU plans to cut waste. trib.al/yUlIUjo

Online communications and financial transaction platforms are misused for waste trafficking. Learn what it takes to untangle the web of online waste trafficking bit.ly/43DamLJ #endENVcrime

Do you have any great examples of government officials or institutions fighting transboundary crime? You have until 30 September! #EndEnvCrime 🔽

📢Make your nominations before 30 Sept! 🐠Help us honor the outstanding efforts of government officials and institutions fighting transboundary environmental crime. ℹ️ Learn more & be inspired by previous awardees: bit.ly/3XqVfUv #endENVcrime

📢Internship opportunity! UNODC Southeast Asia-Pacific UNODC Environment Team is looking for an intern to support the visibility of our work on waste & wildlife crimes. It is unpaid, but part-time/hybrid working arrangements are possible. 📍 Bangkok or remote 📅Apply by 25 Sept ℹ️ bit.ly/3zhAzVu

Trafficked plastic waste harms ecosystems, ends up in illegal landfills, or is burned in the open. Discover how failing to manage waste disposal safely affects public health, the environment, and adds to greenhouse gas emissions bit.ly/43DamLJ #endENVcrime

You have until 30 September to honour the outstanding efforts of government officials and institutions fighting transboundary environmental crime. 📷bit.ly/3XqVfUv #endENVcrime

⚠️ Corruption is hazardous ☢️ ➡️ Read more about how #corruption facilitates crimes that affect the environment, specifically #WasteTrafficking: unodc.org/roseap/uploads… #UnitedAgainstCorruption #UNwaste UNODC Southeast Asia-Pacific UNODC Anti-Corruption and Economic Crime Ioana Cotutiu Megumi Hara 🧏🏻‍♀️

Breaking the waste trafficking cycle from the EU to Southeast Asia requires: -Stronger environmental laws and penalties -Increased enforcement -Improved data collection and sharing -Optimized cooperation Learn more 👉 bit.ly/43DamLJ Via UNODC Environment Team

🔴 L'Assemblée générale de l'ONU ADOPTE une résolution exigeant qu'Israël « mette fin sans délai à sa présence illégale » dans le territoire palestinien occupé, et ce dans un délai de 12 mois Résultat du vote Pour : 124 Contre : 14 Abstentions : 43