The Solomon Islands Government is pleased to announce it is now a State Party to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC), following the formal deposit of its Instrument of Accession on Thursday (27th August 2026).
The Instrument of Accession was deposited by the Charge de Affairs of the Permanent Mission of Solomon Islands, Ms. Fiona Indu to the Chief of the Treaty Division of the United Nations, Mr David Nanopoulos at United Nations headquarters in New York.
With this accession, Solomon Islands becomes the 195th State Party to the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime bringing the Convention closer to universalization.
Accession to the Convention demonstrates Solomon Islands’ commitment to principles and objectives of the Convention, strengthening international cooperation and supporting global efforts to prevent and combat transnational organized criminal activities to protect it sovereignty and people. This is critical against the backdrop of the country and region becoming target for transnational organized crimes, particularly trafficking of narcotics/drugs.
At the national level there are ongoing efforts by Government are in alignment with implementation of the Convention, including the National Action Plan on Trafficking of Person, National Security Policy, addressing trafficking of narcotics, and the oversight mechanism under the Anti-Trafficking Human Trafficking Advisory Committee.
The Permanent Mission of Solomon Islands to the United Nations acknowledges the important work undertaken by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Ministry of Commerce, Industries, Labour and Immigration, and other line ministries that contributed to completing the necessary domestic processes leading to Solomon Islands’ accession to this important Convention.
