Combating transnational crime

The Addis Ababa Action Agenda commits to prevent all forms of violence, combat terrorism and crime, and end human trafficking and exploitation of persons, in particular women and children, in accordance with international human rights law.

In the Addis Agenda, Governments:

  • Commit to strengthen regional, national, and subnational institutions to prevent all forms of violence, combat terrorism and crime, and end human trafficking and exploitation of persons, in particular women and children, in accordance with international human rights law
  • Commit to strengthen national institutions to combat money laundering, corruption and the financing of terrorism, which have serious implications for economic development and social cohesion
  • Commit to enhance international cooperation for capacity building in these areas at all levels, in particular in developing countries
  • Commit to ensuring the effective implementation of the United Nations Convention on Transnational Organized Crime

Note

Efforts to follow up on combating money laundering, corruption and the financing of terrorism are covered under Action Area A on domestic public resources - see illicit financial flows and recovery of stolen assets and international tax cooperation: combatting money laundering/terrorist financing.