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last updated 13 June  2013
 
 
UN Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI)
 
The UN Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) was created in 1967 to support global prevention of crime and promote criminal justice measures.[1] One of UNICRI’s focuses is to prevent violence against women, which include:
 
·         Performing research and analyzing data produced
·         Awareness raising efforts
·         Elimination of gender based violence through capacity building efforts of law enforcement
·         Protecting women against violence through empowerment initiatives and collaboration with non-governmental organizations.[2]
 
In addition, UNICRI collaborates with the United Nation’s Secretary General Ban Ki Moon’s UNite to End Violence Against Women Campaign. In 2008, the collaboration resulted in a Workshop on Eliminating Violence Against Women: Forms, Strategies, and Tools. The background papers from the workshop were published to provide possible strategies and tools that could be adopted to eliminate violence against women.[3]
 
A related focus of the UNICRI is efforts to counter human trafficking. Its programs and activities include efforts to control trafficking channels, and to assist victims, particularly women and children. Its efforts are executed by collaborating with governments and international organizations that have experience in issues related to trafficking. In addition to international organizations, the UNICRI promotes the involvement of the general public in the areas where efforts are performed. [4]

[1] “What is UNICRI?,” United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Institute, http://www.unicri.it/institute/.
[2] “United Nations – Zero Tolerance to Violence Against Women,” United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Institute, http://www.unicri.it/topics/violence_women/.
[3] “UNICRI Action,” United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Institute, http://www.unicri.it/topics/violence_women/.
[4] “Trafficking in Persons and Exploitation of Migrants,” United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Institute, http://www.unicri.it/topics/trafficking_exploitation/.

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