{
  "id": 9950166,
  "title": "UNODC warns technology is fueling faster, borderless crime",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/unodc-warns-technology-is-fueling-faster-borderless-crime",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-26T09:00:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Capital FM Kenya",
    "slug": "capital-fm-kenya",
    "url": "https://capitalfm.africa/unodc-warns-technology-is-fueling-faster-borderless-crime/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nairobi, Kenya - The rapidly evolving world of technology is significantly reshaping the landscape of transnational organized crime, enabling criminal networks to operate swiftly and seamlessly across borders, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). In a recent warning, UNODC Executive Director Monica Juma emphasized the growing influence of technology on the scale, speed, and complexity of criminal activities worldwide.\n\nJuma highlighted how criminals are increasingly leveraging technology to commit various forms of crime, leading to a convergence of crime types that pose significant threats to millions of people across different regions. She stressed that the UNODC sees a convergence of crime types, exacerbated by the appropriation of technology to commit them at high speeds, targeting victims globally and creating networks of criminal profit across borders.\n\nThe 15th UN Crime Congress, currently underway in Abu Dhabi, brings together governments, industry, civil society, and other stakeholders from over 110 countries to discuss and strengthen international cooperation against transnational organized crime. Juma pointed out that the congress is timely, as international cooperation is crucial in combating criminal networks that operate beyond individual countries and jurisdictions.\n\nShe expressed optimism that the congress, which runs for six days, will unify global efforts to dismantle these criminal networks, uphold the rule of law, and ensure justice for communities worldwide. Juma emphasized that the Abu Dhabi congress aims to turn commitments made at the previous Crime Congress in Kyoto, Japan, into practical measures that can generate measurable impact on the ground.\n\nThe UNODC remains committed to supporting these efforts beyond the congress, ensuring that international commitments translate into action. Juma concluded by stating that the UNODC will continue to play a vital role in steering the world towards a future beyond Abu Dhabi, where criminal networks are effectively countered through coordinated global responses.",
  "summary": "NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 26— Rapid advances in technology are transforming the nature and reach of transnational organised crime, allowing criminal networks to operate across borders at unprecedented speed, the United…",
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}