05/06/2026
The Vienna team participated in the 35th session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice this week at the Vienna International Centre. 600 civil society participants from 130 different NGOs attended the Commission this week. The delegation attended many interesting side events, organized by the United Nations, various member states, and civil society organizations. This year saw a clear focus on events centered around Crimes Against the Environment and a potential additional protocol to the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime. Furthermore, the team attended the informal dialogue with the new Executive Director, Ms. Monica Juma from Kenya, as well as the dialogue with the Chair of the CCPCJ, H.E. Rüdiger Bohn. The last day saw another important event for civil society at the UNODC, the General Assembly of the Alliance of NGOs. An umbrella network coordinating civil society engagement on crime related matters in Vienna, in which Dominicans for Justice and Peace have been very active for years. The CCPCJ this year was a successful, eventful, and busy week for the delegation.
