Virginia Comolli

Head of #Pacific Programme @GI_TOC - #organizedcrime / Previously #SouthEastAsia #conflict #terrorism #BokoHaram

[Virginia Comolli @VirginiaComolli]

@VanuatuDan Good luck Dan! All the very best

[Dan McGarry @VanuatuDan]

Work with me, and with some of the best journalists in the Pacific, for one of the best investigative newsrooms in the world.

Is this a dream job, or what?

https://t.co/0dL1fSDeQg

[Virginia Comolli @VirginiaComolli]

A great #Pacific-focused initiative by @NZTransparency!

🏝️ I’ll be making an appearance in webinar 2 (28 May), discussing #organizedcrime and how to build #resilience to it from a civil society perspective.

🗓️ Sign up for the whole series here: https://t.co/lQSe8gTuUx

[Virginia Comolli @VirginiaComolli]

🏝️The #Pacific Islands are on the frontline of #climatechange, but a less appreciated facet of the climate discussion is the nexus with #organizedcrime.

⬇️Here are some of @ARMacBeath's & my initial thoughts on the matter.

💡More to follow from @GI_TOC
https://t.co/06SHcu8YNQ

[Virginia Comolli @VirginiaComolli]

🏝️Happy to see the latest #Pacific policy brief is now out🏝️ After analysing foreign-driven transnational #organizedcrime in the Pacific Islands (and the geopolitical backdrop), in this new instalment we reflect on what to do about it ⤵️

[Global Initiative @GI_TOC]

🌏 Geopolitical competition is contributing to fueling transnational organized crime in the #Pacific.

Our latest policy brief in the regional series by @VirginiaComolli highlights why resilience—not just law enforcement—is key to countering crime.

📖 👉 https://t.co/5OZWg9j2wz

[Virginia Comolli @VirginiaComolli]

As the #HoniaraSummit2025 is underway in Solomon Islands I’m sharing a useful tool for those working on illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing

🐟The #IUUFishing Risk Index 🐡https://t.co/fJdTonD3sR

@TunaFFA @spc_cps @FAOfish @GI_TOC
#SustainableFisheries

[Pacific Community @spc_cps]

# Fisheries & aquaculture support 600M+ livelihoods & feed millions globally. But sustainability is key!
The Honiara Summit 2025 is uniting leaders to secure our oceans & future. #IumiTugeda for #SDG 14.4!

🔗 Register now: https://t.co/94hBeIA5nb
#SolomonIslands #FAO #FFA

[Virginia Comolli @VirginiaComolli]

Pleased to share @carreondet's insights on the nexus between declining #mediafreedom and #organizedcrime in Asia & Oceania.
More on this later this week when we release @GI_TOC's latest policy brief on building resilience to TOC in the Pacific Islands
https://t.co/8Giy7PfsgN

[Virginia Comolli @VirginiaComolli]

Great to share some of @GI_TOC 's Pacific work with @RHUL_Law students yesterday, really loved the interactions and great questions. Thanks for having me @lizzypearson !

[Dr Elizabeth Pearson @lizzypearson]

Brilliant to have @VirginiaComolli from @GI_TOC talk about the Pacific region and transnational organised crime for our Terrorism Studies MSc students today! What a fantastic resource the OC index (TOC database) is for their next assignment..

https://t.co/HBnYnayLNp

[Global Initiative @GI_TOC]

On this first Intl. Day Against #OrganizedCrime, we highlight the need for global collaboration and local resilience.

This issue requires information, analysis, strategic action, and support for the most vulnerable.

Learn how we can reduce these harms: https://t.co/qc1nFz4Rqm

[Global Initiative @GI_TOC]

🗓️ One day is not enough to face organized crime.

We need daily action at every level to counter its harms. Civil society, communities, law enforcement, academia and the private sector, all play a role.

Join us in raising awareness and building resilience.

#StopOrganizedCrime

[Global Initiative @GI_TOC]

🌏 Tackling organized crime in Asia-Pacific requires collaboration across borders and sectors.

Our Asia-Pacific Observatory is building knowledge, fostering dialogue, and working with civil society and law enforcement to combat TOC on every level.

Learn more�🌏 Tackling organized crime in Asia-Pacific requires collaboration across borders and sectors.

Our Asia-Pacific Observatory is building knowledge, fostering dialogue, and working with civil society and law enforcement to combat TOC on every level.

Learn more�🌏 Tackling organized crime in Asia-Pacific requires collaboration across borders and sectors.

Our Asia-Pacific Observatory is building knowledge, fostering dialogue, and working with civil society and law enforcement to combat TOC on every level.

Learn more�🌏 Tackling organized crime in Asia-Pacific requires collaboration across borders and sectors.

Our Asia-Pacific Observatory is building knowledge, fostering dialogue, and working with civil society and law enforcement to combat TOC on every level.

Learn more👇

[Virginia Comolli @VirginiaComolli]

I look forward to discussing geo-politics and organized crime in the Pacific Islands 🏝️ at next week's conference in Paris!

Registration for in person and virtual attendance via the link below ⬇️

https://t.co/jeLGOoXW6Z

[FRS @FRS_org]

#SaveTheDate🔴 @FRS_org & @CERI_SciencesPo hosting a public conference, entitled “Organized Crime and Geopolitics in the Indo-Pacific: Toward a Transnational Crisis?”

🚨October 29, 2024
📍Chapsal Lecture Hall, Sciences Po, Paris

🔗Register here : https://t.co/lN47IpxfXw

[Virginia Comolli @VirginiaComolli]

Delighted to chair a 🏝️Pacific🌏side event at #CrimeCOP12 with a great line up of practitioners discussing “Regional approaches to combating TOC in the Pacific”
📅Tue 15 October @ 9am CEST (6pm AEST, 7pm Fiji, 8pm NZ)
Event’s flyer (incl. the link to join) via the page below⬇️

[Virginia Comolli @VirginiaComolli]

Delighted to chair a 🏝️Pacific🌏side event at #CrimeCOP12 with a great line up of practitioners discussing “Regional approaches to combating TOC in the Pacific”
📅Tue 15 October @ 9am CEST (6pm AEST, 7pm Fiji, 8pm NZ)
Event’s flyer (incl. the link to join) via the page below⬇️

[Global Initiative @GI_TOC]

🇺🇳 The 12th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime is happening in Vienna 🇦🇹 from Oct 14-18.

We will present new research & team up with governments and civil society for key side events 👇

#CrimeCOP12
https://t.co/jTExNoZACX

[Global Initiative @GI_TOC]

🚨Award-winning journalist @MechDara1, has been arrested & charged with incitement in #Cambodia.

His reporting on cyber scams & elite protection networks has been crucial.

We join the voices of NGOs & media worldwide calling for his release.
#MechDara
https://t.co/txcZE29bdj

[Global Initiative @GI_TOC]

1/3 A recent survey by @iamprianka & Virginia Harrison(@guardian) of security deals in the #Pacific islands shows that Australia, with over half of the agreements, remains the #1 partner in the region.
https://t.co/LbuFM79Klp

[ASPI @ASPI_org]

‘While these crime types have a devastating human-security impact on the region, organised crime groups are also undermining the rule of law through influencing political elites’ writes @VirginiaComolli. https://t.co/oNm7dDN8la

[Pacific Security College @PSC_ANU]

The first-ever Pacific Regional and National Security Conference commenced today in a historic gathering at the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat, drawing a diverse assembly of security experts and representatives from across the Pacific region and beyond. #Security #Pacific2050

[Global Initiative @GI_TOC]

🗓️ Join us on June 5, at 8:30 AM CEST for a discussion on the rising organized criminality in the #PacificIslands 🏝️

Discover what's driving this change from experts Laura Adal, Peter Aitsi MBE, @VirginiaComolli and Dr. Tamasailau (Sailau) Suaalii-Sauni.
https://t.co/5OZWg9j2wz

[Virginia Comolli @VirginiaComolli]

🏝️There is still time to register for next week's webinar "Rising organized criminality in the Pacific islands �� What drives it?"
Join me and a panel of Pacific experts and @GI_TOC colleagues for what we hope will be a stimulating and interactive discussion!

🗓️5 June🗓️

[Virginia Comolli @VirginiaComolli]

I look forward to discussing our recent research on foreign organized crime actors in the #Pacific islands with Dr Tamasailau Suaalii-Sauni (@AucklandUni), Peter Aitsi (@TI_PNG) & Laura Adal (@GI_TOC)

Join us on 5 June via the link below⬇️🏝️

https://t.co/E65q3SqxJr