In the margins of the 33rd session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ),  the EU and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) co-organized a high-level side event to showcase the achievements and concrete outcomes of the more than 15 year-long fruitful partnership in combating migrant smuggling.

This phenomenon remains one of the most prevalent forms of transnational organized crime and a major global challenge.

Further information on the event can be found on the UNODC website