United Nations Conference in Doha

Exploring and Countering the Linkages between Organized Crime and Terrorism

The United Nations' Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is organizing, with Qatar University College of Law, a conference in Doha over the next two days.  The conference is entitled: Exploring and Countering the Linkages between Organized Crime and Terrorism. 

Panels will explore the following topics:

• Background on the fight against organized crime and terrorism from the UN perspective and presentation of the E4J teaching modules for tertiary education.
• Literature review and educational issue paper.
• Nexus between transnational organized crime and terrorism initiative.
• Preventing terrorist activities in charitable organizations.
• Identifying linkages.
• Regional frameworks.
• Regional linkages - Africa.
• Regional linkages - Asia and Europe
• Regional linkages - Middle East
• Wrap-up with recommendations.