In the framework of the UNODC Synthetic Drug Strategy, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), through its Laboratory and Scientific Services (LSS), is implementing the project “Strengthening Crime Scene Investigation and Security Document Examination”, funded by the Government of Canada under the Anti-Crime Capacity Building Programme (ACCBP).
As the project approaches its conclusion, UNODC will convene a two-day Inter-Regional Project Completion Debrief and Strategic Dialogue, to be held on 22 and 23 September 2026 in Vienna, Austria. The meeting will bring together institutional representatives from beneficiary countries to review the project's achievements, reflect on lessons learned, discuss the recommendations emerging from each beneficiary country, and identify priorities for sustaining and further strengthening the newly established networks and the impact of the project.
The meeting seeks to elevate the operational experience gained throughout the project to the institutional level, enabling participating institutions to consider how the capacities, partnerships and recommendations developed through the project can be sustained, further institutionalized and translated into future regional cooperation initiatives.