EPLO(European Public Law Organization & IAAI_GloCha Side Event to the 35th Session of the Un Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice #35CCPCJ

Digital Public Infrastructure for People-centred, Inclusive and Responsive Justice Systems

Thursday 4th of June 2026, 10-11 AM CEST

Conf. Room M5, Vienna International Centre, Austria & on zoom (link)

In partnership with

  • The Permanent Mission of France to the UN in Vienna
  • The Permanent Mission of Poland to the UN in Vienna
  • Remote Sensing Technology Center of Japan

Event rationale:

Crimes that affect the environment—such as illegal wildlife trade, illegal logging, illegal fishing, pollution crimes, and related organized and financial crimes—pose a growing threat to the rule of law, sustainable development, and human security. At the same time, new international commitments, including the BBNJ High Seas Treaty, require justice systems to become more transparent, inclusive, and responsive while strengthening prevention and enforcement capacities.

This ancillary event responds to these challenges by showcasing how Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) can support people-centered justice systems and enhance the prevention of environmental crime. DPI—understood as open, interoperable, and rights-based digital systems for identity, data, registries, and service delivery—offers practical tools to empower citizens and communities, improve evidence integrity, enable early warning, and strengthen cooperation among institutions and across borders.

By bringing together UN entities, Member States, technical agencies, and civil society innovators, the event will present concrete use cases of DPI applied to environmental crime prevention, environmental compliance, and treaty implementation. It will contribute to the Congress’s focus on prevention, trust in institutions, and the effective use of innovation to strengthen justice systems worldwide.

Chair:     Ambassador Ugljesa Ugi Zvekic, European Public Law Oorganization (EPLO)

Welcome remarks

  • Nicolas Karges, from the Permanent Mission for France to the UN in Vienna, and Co-chair of the Members States’ Group of Friends on Crimes that Affect the Environment
  • Jacek Emmel, Permanent Mission of Poland to the UN in Vienna

Speakers:

  • Nicole Quijano-Evans, Deputy Head, UNODC – Crimes that Affect the Environment (CAE), “AI and Emerging Technologies for CAE Enforcement: Opportunities and Risks”
  • Miroslav Polzer, Executive director, IAAI GloCha, “Digital Public Infrastructure & Citizens Engagement in the Prevention of Crimes that Affect the Environment”
  • Remi Chandran, Senior Expert (Information Management and Global Environmental Governance), Remote Sensing Technology Center of Japan, (online), Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) to address Human Nature conflicts
  • Wenwen Lyu, University of Vienna – Environmental Politics Research Group, The BBNJ Clearing-House Mechanism and Its Innovative Potential for Inclusive and Just High Seas Governance
  • Anais Clermont, IAAI GloCha Youth Delegate, Youth Perspectives