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· Build up capabilities, most of all law enforcement, to shore up gaps, particularly in
developing countries; and

· Strengthen international cooperation and dialogue – between governments, the United
Nations, other international as well as regional organizations, INTERPOL and the
many other partners, including business and civil society, with a stake in stopping
cybercrime.
Cyber-dependent crime, including malware proliferation, ransomware and hacking; cyber-
enabled crime, for example email phishing to steal financial data; and online child sexual
exploitation and abuse all have something in common besides the “cyber” aspect: they are
crimes.
Police, prosecutors and judges need to understand these crimes, they need the tools to
investigate and go after the criminals and protect the victims, and they need to be able to
prosecute and adjudicate cases.
At the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), we are working in more than
50 countries to provide the necessary training, to sharpen investigative skills, trace
cryptocurrencies as part of financial investigations, and use software to detect online abuse
materials and go after predators.
As a direct result of our capacity-building efforts in one country, a high-risk paedophile with
over 80 victims ––
was arrested, tried
and convicted. We
delivered the training
in partnership with
the International
Centre for Missing &
Exploited Children
and Facebook. This
is just one example
of how capacity
building and
partnerships with
NGOs and the
private sector can
ensure that criminals
are behind bars and vulnerable children protected.
Working with the Internet Watch Foundation, we have launched child sexual abuse reporting
portals – most recently in Belize – so that citizens can take the initiative to report abuse
images and protect girls and boys from online exploitation.
With partners including Thorn and Pantallas Amigas we are strengthening online protection
and educating parents, caregivers and children about cyber risks through outreach in schools
and local communities. Prevention is the key.
UNODC training – focused primarily on Central America, the Middle East and North Africa,
Eastern Africa and South East Asia – is also helping to identify digital evidence in online

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