{"id":6070,"date":"2026-10-20T09:08:23","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T07:08:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/italiarappvienna.esteri.it\/?p=6070"},"modified":"2026-10-20T13:56:54","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T11:56:54","slug":"organized-crime-justice-minister-nordio-at-un-conference-in-vienna-italy-a-pioneer-in-tracing-criminal-assets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/italiarappvienna.esteri.it\/en\/news\/dalla_rappresentanza\/2026\/10\/organized-crime-justice-minister-nordio-at-un-conference-in-vienna-italy-a-pioneer-in-tracing-criminal-assets\/","title":{"rendered":"ORGANIZED CRIME. JUSTICE MINISTER NORDIO AT UN CONFERENCE IN VIENNA: \u201cITALY A PIONEER IN TRACING CRIMINAL ASSETS\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: black;\">The 13th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC) opened in Vienna on 19 October, bringing countries together to strengthen international cooperation against mafia organizations and emerging forms of organized crime.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: black;\">\u201cPalermo is more than the name of a Convention. It embodies the lessons learned from Italy\u2019s fight against organized crime, but also a responsibility we all share: to turn those lessons into stronger international cooperation and concrete results.\u201d This was the central message delivered by Italian Minister of Justice Carlo Nordio in a video address to the Conference, recalling the commitments made by States parties at the recent United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, held in Abu Dhabi.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: black;\">Minister Nordio highlighted Italy\u2019s progress under the Convention\u2019s Implementation Review Mechanism, stressing the importance of its full and effective implementation in addressing the challenges posed by constantly evolving organized crime. He also underscored Italy\u2019s pioneering role in the use of INTERPOL\u2019s Silver Notice to trace criminal assets, describing it as opening \u201ca new path in tracing transnational criminal assets\u201d. The Minister further highlighted Italy\u2019s experience in the social reuse of confiscated assets and emphasized the need to complement <em><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\">follow the money<\/span><\/em> with <em><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\">follow the data<\/span><\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: black;\">During the Conference, which runs until 23 October, delegations will negotiate several resolutions on key aspects of international cooperation against organized crime, including strengthening the Convention\u2019s Implementation Review Mechanism, protecting cultural property, combating illicit firearms trafficking, disrupting networks facilitating international drug trafficking and tackling environmental crime. Italy is actively engaged in the negotiations, with a particular focus on the effective implementation of the Convention and delivering tangible results through international cooperation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: black;\">The Italian delegation in Vienna is led by Ambassador Debora Lepre and includes representatives of the Ministries of Justice and the Interior. Italy is also supporting several side events alongside international partners, including UNODC, INTERPOL and the European Public Law Organization (EPLO), to showcase practical experience and tools in the fight against transnational organized crime.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 13th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC) opened in Vienna on 19 October, bringing countries together to strengthen international cooperation against mafia organizations and emerging forms of organized crime. \u201cPalermo is more than the name of a Convention. 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