United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime

About United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime:

• It is a multinational treaty against transnational organized crime that was established by the United Nations in 2000. 
• It is often known as the Palermo Convention.
• The UNTOC has a total of 147 signatories and 190 parties to the convention. 
• The Convention is further supplemented by three Protocols
  • The Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children;
  • The Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air; and
  • The Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, their Parts and Components and Ammunition. 
• India signed the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC) and its three Protocols on December 12, 2002.
• The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is the nodal agency for all dealings with UNTOC.