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UN Crime Congress 2026 — the 15th Congress, Abu Dhabi
The United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, the 'UN Crime Congress', is a global forum on crime and justice policy that has met every five years since 1955 and is organised by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Its 15th edition is being held in Abu Dhabi from 26 September to 1 October 2026, where Law Minister of State Arjun Ram Meghwal presented India's three new criminal laws and its technology-led justice reforms.
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Opens the card on the 15th UN Crime Congress in Abu Dhabi: organiser, five-year cycle since 1955, theme, and what India presented on its new criminal laws.
- UN Crime Congress
- UNODC
- Abu Dhabi
- crime prevention and criminal justice
- Arjun Ram Meghwal
- new criminal laws
- India-UAE legal cooperation
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