On the occasion of the Conference of States Parties to the Palermo Convention (United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime), Italy promoted an exhibition at the United Nations Headquarters in Vienna, organised by the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, of the Interior and of Justice, to illustrate our country’s experience in the fight against transnational organised crime. Through a journey of evocative images, the exhibition illustrates some crucial stages in the fight against the Mafia, the role of magistrates Flacone and Borsellino, the reaction to the 1992 massacres, the path that led to the adoption of the Palermo Convention, international cooperation activities and future challenges.
Inaugurated by Justice Minister Nordio and the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the exhibition also marks the beginning of a month-long mobilisation in the run-up to the first International Day against Transnational Organised Crime (15 November), which was established this year at the initiative of Italy by a General Assembly resolution.
