for the International Day to Prevent and Combat All Forms of Transnational Organized Crime (November 15, 2026).
Every year, on November 15, the International Day to Prevent and Combat All Forms of Transnational Organized Crime, established by UN General Assembly Resolution 78/267 in 2024, is celebrated.
On this day, the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (CTOC) was adopted - a central universal international legal instrument to suppress crime on a global scale.
In modern conditions, transnational organized crime is becoming more and more aggressive, coordinated and high-tech.
Criminal syndicates are mastering information and communication technologies at an accelerated pace and are involved in the illegal trade in arms and drugs, human trafficking, fraud and money laundering.
There is evidence of their merging with extremist and terrorist groups.
The Russian Federation has always been at the forefront of international efforts to address these challenges.
Our country was at the origin of the creation of a modern anti-criminal architecture under the auspices of the United Nations, was one of the first to ratify the CCTC and its supplementary protocols, and also initiated the development of the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime.
Russia makes a significant contribution to strengthening the special potential of foreign countries, actively supports the interaction of competent authorities both in a bilateral format and on the "platforms" of the UN, CIS, CSTO, SCO and BRICS, and contributes to the expansion of cooperation.
The assistance to the partners is provided, among other things, through the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime through an annual voluntary contribution of 3 million dollars to its budget.