{"id":66,"date":"2015-03-10T17:08:59","date_gmt":"2015-03-10T21:08:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.un.org\/ruleoflaw\/?page_id=66"},"modified":"2019-02-19T16:32:28","modified_gmt":"2019-02-19T21:32:28","slug":"transnational-threats","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/ruleoflaw\/thematic-areas\/transnational-threats\/","title":{"rendered":"Transnational Threats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some of the greatest challenges to peace and  security are crimes which, while committed on national territory, permeate  national borders and affect entire regions and ultimately the international  community as a whole. This is an evolving challenge for the rule of law and the  protection of human rights and illustrates well the strong linkages with peace  and security.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/ruleoflaw\/thematic-areas\/transnational-threats\/counter-terrorism\/\">Terrorism<\/a> brings  violence and instability, can limit freedom of movement and access to  employment and educational opportunities, degrades the quality of life and  threatens the basic rights of people, including the right to life and security.  Terrorism represents a threat to security and stability and can undermine  economic and social development. Similarly, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/ruleoflaw\/thematic-areas\/transnational-threats\/transnational-organized-crime\/\">transnational  organized crime<\/a> in  diverse areas threatens peace and security and undermines the economic and  social development of societies around the world. The General Assembly and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unodc.org\/unodc\/treaties\/CTOC\/CTOC-COP.html\">the  Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention against  Transnational Organized Crime and Protocols Thereto<\/a> have stressed the negative impact that transnational organized crime has on  human rights and the rule of law. In this context, international cooperation,  based on the principles of shared responsibility and in accordance with  international law, is key in order to dismantle illicit networks, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/ruleoflaw\/thematic-areas\/transnational-threats\/drug-trafficking\/\">drug  trafficking<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/ruleoflaw\/thematic-areas\/transnational-threats\/trafficking-in-persons\/\">trafficking  in persons&nbsp;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>  Acts of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/ruleoflaw\/thematic-areas\/transnational-threats\/piracy\/\">piracy<\/a> threaten maritime security by endangering, in particular, the welfare of  seafarers and the security of navigation and commerce. Pirate attacks can have  widespread ramifications, including preventing humanitarian assistance and  increasing the costs of future shipments to the affected areas, and undermine  the rule of law. The 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea  provides the framework for the repression of piracy under international law. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some of the greatest challenges to peace and security are crimes which, while committed on national territory, permeate national borders and affect entire regions and ultimately the international community as a whole. 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