At Triangular Initiative Ministerial Meeting, UNODC Chief stresses regional...
Speaking at the end of a one-day mission to Tehran, UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov noted the many challenges related to the flow of opiates from Afghanistan, but also highlighted the...
View ArticleInternational day to ACT against Corruption marked worldwide
International day to "ACT against Corruption" marked worldwideInternational Anti-Corruption Day, 9 December, is observed the world over with Governments, civil society groups, individuals and...
View ArticleLe pillage de la nature - La faune, les forêts et les effets de la...
La criminalité environnementale, notamment le trafic d'espèces sauvages et de bois, est une importante source de revenu illicite pour les criminels. Par exemple, la valeur du commerce illégal de bois...
View ArticleUNODC pays tribute to former INCB President Hamid Ghodse
Professor Hamid Ghodse, a member of the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) since 1992 and its President on six separate occasions, passed away on 27 December 2012 after a short illness....
View ArticleBlue Heart Campaign against human trafficking gathers strength with new...
The Blue Heart Campaign has gained additional support with new initiatives around the world. Switzerland became the latest country to join the Campaign, and in Colombia and the Republic of Serbia,...
View ArticleBolivia to re-accede to UN drug convention, while making exception on coca...
Bolivia to re-accede to UN drug convention, while making exception on coca leaf chewingBolivia has taken steps to once again become a party to the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, as amended,...
View ArticleMyanmar joins the PATROL counter-trafficking effort in the Greater Mekong...
Myanmar took an important step recently by joining the ongoing regional counter-smuggling effort supported by UNODC in the Greater Mekong Subregion. The project PATROL ( Partnership Against...
View ArticleSustainable tourism boosts local economies in Colombia
For many years, the region of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in the north of Colombia was known as an illicit crop cultivation hub. Since the mid-1990s, UNODC has been supporting the Government to help...
View ArticleStrengthening criminal justice systems across the world
UNODC experts assist requesting countries in many parts of the world in their efforts to prevent crime and enhance their criminal justice systems. A key objective is to build the capacity of justice...
View ArticlePlacing health and welfare at the heart of drug policy
The key reason why countries decided to set up the UN drug control system was to reduce the public's exposure to the harmful health effects of drug use. Having witnessed the devastating effects of...
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