There is an ample political and normative framework and platform which provide
for the development of a clear strategy to promote effective cross-fertilization,
coordination, cooperation and mutually supportive implementation of the global
anti-crime governance.
Such a Strategy for Global Anti-Crime Governance will provide clear directions
for an appropriate mutually-supportive, referential, beneficial and results-oriented
implementation of the normative instruments, their respective governing bodies
and review mechanisms, including the monitoring and outcome (impact)
assessment of the effectiveness of global governance against global crime.
The main objective will be to promote an instrumental and integrating strategic
direction against global crime within the framework of the existing normative
framework and the developmental platform (SDGs).
Three related targets are of operational nature:
— Mobilization and capacity building of civil society to contribute to UNTOC
and UNCC Review Mechanism even in its limited role;
— Political and ethical work for the promotion of the mandatory role of civil
society in the review mechanism of both UNTOC and UNCAC
— Increasing the responsive and dynamic capacity of UNTOC and UNCAC:
Recognition and adequate normative positioning within the framework of
UNTOC and UNCAC of the emerging types and manifestations of trans¬
national organized crime and corruption, and in particular regarding the
Transnational Organized Corruption.
— Amending the Review Mechanisms to include Impact Assessment: from
Output to Outcome
All in all, there is an urgent need to increase the capacity of UNTOC and
UNCAC to be more responsive and dynamic in providing normative recognition of
the emerging global crime manifestations and the impact of their implementation
in order to increase the effectiveness of global anti-crime governance.
Sustainable Development (2015), is the developmental and political platform of strategic
importance, which includes a number of relevant anti-crime goals and targets, and in
particular Goal 16: Peace, Security and Justice.