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2026

2025

11-12 December
— Strengthening Domestic Engagements on Crime and Criminal Justice Statistics in the Republic of Korea
12-15 November
— The CoE at the American Society of Criminology (ASC) 80th Annual Meeting
4-6 November
— The CoE hosts a global International Classification of Crime for Statistical Purposes Experts Meeting
25-27 October
— CoE at the Signing Ceremony of the UN Convention against Cybercrime in Hanoi
26 September - 1 October 
— Fiji launches coordinated effort to modernize crime and justice statistics
24 September
— Advancing Evidence-Based Prison Management and Statistics at ICLP 2025 in Singapore
22-25 September
— Pacific regional training on the ICCS and CVS
8-12 September
— CoE Supports Viet Nam Supreme People’s Procuracy Study Visit on Digital Transformation and Cybersecurity
28 Aug - 3 Oct
— CoE, UNODC, and SIAP successfully conclude the facilitated e-Learning course on Crime Statistics from a Gender Perspective 3.0
15-17 July
— Global Meeting on Measuring Femicide and Other Forms of Violence Against Women and Girls
3 July
— Deepening Inter-Agency Coordination on UN-CTS Crime and Justice Statistics in the Philippines
25 June
— CoE organizes National Expert Meeting on the Development of a Statistical Framework to Measure Cybercrime
10-13 June
— UN-CTS Focal Point Meeting: Crime Statistics Collaboration across East and Southeast Asia
28 April - 1 May 
— Advancing ICCS Implementation and Prison Data Systems in the Philippines 
27-28 March
— Strengthening Partnerships for Crime Statistics and Research in the Republic of Korea
26 March
— Mongolia Advances Efforts to Combat Gender-related Killings with Enhanced Data Framework
4-7 March
— Strengthening Data for Global Justice and Development: Highlights from the 56th Session of the United Nations Statistical Commission 
13-17 January
— Fighting violence against women in Fiji through the second meeting for the pilot on Femicide Framework and ICCS Workshop

2024

16–20 December
— UNODC and Viet Nam Supreme People's Procuracy collaborate to strengthen Digital Forensics and Cybercrime Resilience
9-13 December
— CoE highlights accomplishments and strategic plans at Asia Pacific Statistics Week 2024
13-16 November
— Cybercrime Research and Collaboration: A Key Global Initiative at the 2024 ASC Annual Meeting
20 November
— CoE participates in the 2024 Joint Seminar on Korean Crime Classification for Statistical Purposes
29 October
— CoE strengthens partnership with KOSTAT and UNODC through strategic meeting
24-25 October
— CoE participates in the INTERPOL’s 1st Future of Policing Congress
2-10 October
— ICCS implementation workshops in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia
30 Sep - 4 Oct
— CoE advances ongoing support for Kyrgyzstan's National Crime Victimization Survey
3-6 September
— CoE co-organizes Regional Training on Crime Statistics from a Gender Perspective (CSGP)
13 August
— CoE co-organizes the 3rd Asia Pacific Expert Conference for Criminal Justice (APECCJ)
29 July - 2 Aug
— CoE delivers Workshop on Producing High-quality Data on TiP in Indonesia
19 July
— CoE delivers a National Workshop on SDGs to Korean Officials
9-11 July
— CoE organized the Fourth Regional Meeting on Crime and Criminal Justice Statistics in Asia and the Pacific
13 June
—  Global Briefing on the 2024 Data Collection Cycle on Drugs, Crime and Criminal Justice
27-31 May
—  CoE kicks off activities to produce high-quality data on Trafficking in Persons in Indonesia
13-17 May
—  Global Dialogue on Crime and Criminal Justice: Insights from the 33rd CCPCJ
26 April
—  CoE delivers a technical training on measuring illicit financial flows for Africa region
19-22 March
—  CoE initiates the Pilot Study on Femicide Framework in Fiji
3-8 March
—  CoE kicks off the Pilot Study on Statistical Framework for Measuring GRKWG in Mongolia
27 Feb - 1 Mar
—  Advancing Global Statistical Collaboration: Insights from the 55th Session of the UN Statistical Commission
22 February
—  CoE supports the Uzbek National Authorities to Measure Drug-related IFF
16 January
—  CoE receives a delegation from Indonesia's National  Crime Information Centre

2023

19-20 December
—  CoE visits Jakarta to enhance cooperation with ASEAN and Indonesia
14-21 November
—  CoE delivers Workshop on Measuring IFFs in Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan
8 November
—  CoE Participates in the Training on GBV Statistics for High-level Officials and Staff from Lao PDR
7-8 November
—  Workshop on the Implementation of ICCS in the Maldives
7 November
—  CoE Participates in Technical Assessment Workshop on Enhancing Police Integrity and Accountability in the Philippines
30 Oct - 3 Nov
—  Sub-regional Training on Gender Statistics for Monitoring SDGs
27-29 October
—  CoE participates in the 14th Asian Criminology Conference
24-25 October
—  CoE holds the 3rd Regional Advisory Group Meeting
23 October
— CoE co-hosts the ICCS International Conference
10-12 October
— Workshop on Crime Statistics in Kyrgyzstan: Development perspectives and International Approaches
25-27 Septemper
— Co-hosting International Conference on Ending Gender-Related Killings of Women and Girls
31 August
— Second Transnational Maritime Crime Response Conference
27 July 
— Briefing on the 2023 Data Collection Cycle on Crime and Criminal Justice for Asia and the Pacific
 4-6 July 
—  Regional Training on the Implementation of ICCS in Arab Region
15-16 June
—  Workshop on Building Capacity and Enhancing Dialogue on SDG16 Monitoring and Reporting in Thailand
18 May - 22 June
—  Co-hosting of Regional Training on Measuring SDG16 in the Pacific online
25-27 April
—  Webinar series on Measuring GBV in Asia and the Pacific
24-27 April
—  CoE Participates in UN World Data Forum 2023
21-23 March
—  Workshop on the ICCS Implementation and Crime Victimization Surveys (CVS) in Mongolia
10-11 January
—  Workshop on International Classification of Crime for Statistical Purposes (ICCS) correspondence tables in Indonesia

2022

30 December 2022
— New Publication: Regional Snapshot 4 - Prison Population in Southern Asia
5 December 2022
— UNODC and KOSTAT agree to further their collaboration for the work of CoE
9-11 November 2022
— CoE hosts the 6th International Conference on Governance, Crime and Justice Statistics
28-30 September 2022
— CoE participates in the global conference for the celebration of the International Day for Universal Access to Information in Uzbekistan
26 September 2022
— CoE participates in the National Statistical Classification Development Forum 2022 in its efforts to help implement ICCS in the Republic of Korea
23 August 2022 
— CoE organizes the side event 'Innovative Methodology to Monitor SDG 16' at the 8th Session of the ESCAP Committee on Statistics
19 August 2022
—  New Publication: Regional Snapshot 3 – Prison Population in Central Asia
2-11 August 2022
— CoE organizes the session on ‘‘Methodologies for Human Trafficking Statistics’ to support the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
20 June 2022
— CoE, UNODC, and SIAP launches the self-paced version of ‘The Second Online Course on Crime Statistics from a Gender Perspective'
17 June 2022
— CoE Participates in the 7th Korean Crime Victim Survey Conference
1 June 2022
—  New Publication: Regional Snapshot 2 – Prison Population in South-Eastern Asia
25-26 May 2022 
— The Centres of Excellence host International Classification of Crime for Statistical Purposes (ICCS) Meetings between Asia and Latin America
17 May 2022
— 2022 Data Collection Cycle – Online Briefing for Asia and the Pacific
15 May 2022
— CoE Participates in the Global Social Work Innovation and Collaboration for a Fair and Inclusive Society Forum
20 March 2022
— CoE, UNODC, and SIAP successfully conclude the ‘Second Online Course on Crime Statistics from a Gender Perspective’
12-13 January 2022 
— CoE Participates in the International Workshop on the Monitoring of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

2021

17 December 2021
— New Publication: Regional Snapshot − Prison Population in Asia and the Pacific
25 November 2021 
— 6th Korean Classification of Crime for Statistical Purposes (KCCS) held to discuss progress
16-22 November 2021 
— CoE Participates in American Society of Criminology (ASC) 76th Annual Meeting
26 October 2021
— 6th Champions Workshop with Statistics Korea (KOSTAT) and Interpol NCB Seoul
22 October 2021
— CoE Commemorates Republic of Korea's 30 Years of Membership to the United Nations
12-13 October 2021
— 2nd Regional Advisory Group (RAG) Meeting Held for CoE's Annual Review
3-6 October 2021
— Addressing New Trends in Crime Data Collection at UN World Data Forum 2021
16 September - 4 November 2021 
— The Centre of Excellence and Five UN Entities Deliver the Regional Training on Measuring SDG 16 in Asia
14 September 2021
— 5th Champions Best Practice Workshop with Smart Policing Intelligence Center (SPIC)
31 August - 2 September 2021
— International Conference on Official Statistics
25 August 2021
— The Center of Excellence builds partnerships with the UNDP Seoul Policy Centre
26 July 2021
— 4th Champions Workshop with Statistics Korea
21 June 2021
— Asian Criminological Society (ACS) Conference, 12th Annual Conference
14-17 June 2021
— 5th International Conference on Governance, Crime and Justice Statistics
11 June 2021
— Crime-Data-Policy Week Launched
12 March 2021
— The Centres of Excellence Promote the Modernization of Crime Statistics

2020