Pino Arlacchi
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Giuseppe Arlacchi | |
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Member of the Senate | |
In office 1996–2001 | |
Member of the European Parliament for Southern Italy | |
In office 2009–2014 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Sociologist | 21 February 1951
Website | www.pinoarlacchi.it |
Giuseppe Arlacchi, also known as Pino (born 21 February 1951), is an Italian
On 1 September 1997, he was appointed Director-General of the United Nations Office at Vienna and Executive Director of the United Nations Drug Control Programme (since merged into the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime), with the rank of Under-Secretary-General.[1] Currently, he is a full professor of sociology at the University of Sassari.
Biography
He was born in Gioia Tauro, Calabria. In the early 1990s, he was involved in the foundation of the Direzione Investigativa Antimafia (DIA), a law-enforcement agency specially entrusted with fighting organized crime.[1]
Later on he became president of IASOC (International Association for the Study of Organized Crime). Finally, he was appointed honorary president of the Giovanni Falcone foundation, named after noted magistrate Giovanni Falcone, who was also a close friend of his.
Academic career
He has been associate professor of applied sociology at the University of Calabria and at the University of Florence. Moreover, he was visiting professor at the Columbia University of New York City, USA. Later on, he got the full professor position at the University of Sassari, where he is currently professor of sociology in the political science faculty.
Political career
In 1994–1996 he was a member of the
From 2009 to 2014 he was a
).In 2010 he was rapporteur
United Nations activities
As soon as he was appointed director of
The key point of such proposal was the elimination of all opium and cocaine plantations by the end of 2008, by means of the development of alternative plantations. Such a proposal had been proposed by Arlacchi immediately after his installation at the UN office and it had been unanimously approved by the UN general assembly in June 1998.
After that time, the production of narcotic decreased, in particular in Afghanistan.[citation needed] The new war conducted by the US against the Taliban regime interrupted the program started by Arlacchi some years before. After the beginning of the war, the production of opium restarted.[4]
A review of the Arlacchi plan has been carried out in March 2009 by the
The most important result achieved by Arlacchi during his activity at the UN was the promotion of a
Arlacchi's management style at the UN faced significant internal criticism and attracted media attention on multiple occasions due to public expressions of concern about his office's activities. Reports highlighted grave concerns regarding the integrity of certain dealings, suggesting that these issues might have occurred with Arlacchi's knowledge of the wrongdoings.[6]
Azerbaijan election controversy
As Head of the European Parliament's monitoring team, Pino Arlacchi certified that the elections in Azerbaijan on 9 October 2013 were "free, fair and transparent". Observers from the OSCE / ODIHR, led by Italian politician Tana de Zulueta, spoke of restrictions on freedom of speech during elections.[7]
Varying estimates of the elections led to a scandal. On October 11, the representative of the European Union, Catherine Ashton and European Commissioner Stefan Fule, ignored the assessment of the European Parliament, including in its statement the results of the ODIHR.[8] The Commission on Foreign Relations of the EU discussed the report of Arlacchi. During the discussion, representatives of the "green" condemned the report and said that it discredited the European Parliament. It later emerged that a number of EU representatives traveled to Azerbaijan unofficially and on the dime of Azerbaijani organizations, which was regarded by European Voice as "stupidity or corruption", these trips were labeled "electoral tourism".[9]
Arlacchi dismissed the criticism as uncivilized and fictitious and replied that his assessment of the Azerbaijani presidential elections was not personal but reflected that of sixty-five other parliamentarians belonging to three different delegations (
Bibliography
Arlacchi is the author of several books and publications on the Mafia and transnational organized crime, which have been translated into many languages. He has received a number of national and international awards and decorations, in recognition of his outstanding contribution towards a better understanding of the Mafia. His publications include Mafia Business: The Mafia Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism and Mafia, Peasants and Great Estates: Society in Traditional Calabria.
References
- ^ a b "PINO ARLACCHI OF ITALY APPOINTED DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNITED NATIONS VIENNA OFFICE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DRUG CONTROL PROGRAMME | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases". www.un.org. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
- ^ (in Italian) "Parlamento Europeo: Pino Arlacchi lascia l'IDV ed aderisce al PD"
- ^ Pino Arlacchi (2011-01-16). "Afghanistan, dal pantano si esce con una proposta a costo zero" (PDF) (in Italian).
- ^ a b "European Parliament resolution of 16 December 2010 on a new strategy for Afghanistan". 2009/2217(INI).
- ^ Brunnstrom, David (2010-03-10). "Euro MP sees "intolerable" Afghan aid corruption". Reuters. Retrieved 2021-08-19 – via www.reuters.com.
- ^ The Guardian - UN drug agency fiasco exposed: New evidence questions competence of Vienna HQ's Italian director
- ^ Наблюдательная миссия ОБСЕ подвергла резкой критике выборы Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine // RFE/RL, 10.10.2013
- ^ Кэтрин Эштон и Штефан Фюле раскритиковали президентские выборы в Азербайджане // Регнум, 11 Октября 2013 (копия)
- ^ MEPs must explain trips to Azerbaijan // EUROPEAN VOICE, 10/16/13 (копия)
- ^ "Pino Arlacchi - Arlacchi: "Voto azero, la divisione fra gli osservatori è normale e non ne sono io il responsabile"". www.pinoarlacchi.it. Retrieved 2021-01-24.