Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime published a report earlier this year revealing that nearly half of kush samples tested in Sierra Leone contained opioids up to 25 times stronger than fentanyl. The report highlights the severe risks posed by organized criminal networks, potentially enabling more ruthless exploitation by authoritarian entities, while emphasizing the need for progressive public health and criminal justice reforms.

Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime co-hosted a round table discussion with UNODC and the Igarapé Institute to address emerging transnational organized crime threats including cyberattacks, illicit mineral trading, and other forms of state-collusion with criminal networks. The event focused on building coordinated global responses to enhance international security and accountability.

Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime unveiled its 2024–2026 strategy, emphasizing the need to address financial crime, weapons trafficking, and state-embedded criminal corruption. The strategy highlights increased research, policy reform, community resilience, and enhanced multilateral cooperation as key measures to counter organized criminal networks.

On February 20, 2024, Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime published its 2024-2026 strategy outlining a comprehensive research and action plan to combat transnational organized crime. The document highlights how organized crime facilitates authoritarian practices through state-embedded criminal networks, financial crime, and the exploitation of technological advances. The strategy calls for enhanced international cooperation and improved governance to safeguard democratic institutions.

On December 7, 2023, during a UN Security Council debate on transnational organized crime, the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime presented its annual analysis of illicit economies and their impact on peace, security, and democratic governance. The organization's research was highlighted by several member states as an essential tool for understanding and combating the threats posed by organized crime, particularly in conflict zones.

Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime released its 2023 ENACT Organized Crime Index for Africa report, linking governance failures and armed conflict to the growth of organized crime across Africa and emphasizing the importance of robust democratic institutions and accountability to counter these trends.

The Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime, in collaboration with Babson College’s Initiative on Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery, hosted a webinar addressing issues in illegal mining, forced labor, and human trafficking within mineral supply chains. The discussion highlighted challenges in ensuring ethical sourcing and due diligence in processes such as gold trading.

Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime published its second worldwide assessment report detailing rising global organized crime, increased violence against journalists, and diminishing press freedom amid economic crises and political shifts. The report also emphasizes the organization’s financial support for educational initiatives aimed at strengthening journalistic investigations into criminal networks.

The Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime launched its comprehensive Global Organized Crime Index 2023, a data-driven tool assessing the state of organized crime worldwide and offering insights to support effective, evidence-based policy responses.