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15/11/2024 — TOCday - Statements
17/09/2024 — Joint Statement by UNODC and Nadia Murad
07/09/2024 — UNODC Executive Director Statement - International Day of Police Cooperation
24/06/2024 — Statements
13/06/2024 — ED's Message on World Day against Trafficking in Persons
06/06/2024 — UN General Assembly calls to leverage the power of sports to reduce crime and drug use among youth
29/05/2024 — UNODC Executive Director highlights anti-corruption, fight against organized crime, and drug prevention on visit to Hong Kong and Macau, China
10/05/2024 — UNODC opens new office in Ecuador amidst increasing instability and insecurity
15/03/2024 — UN chief and UNODC Executive Director call for people-centered approach to combat drug stigma
15/03/2024 — Commission on Narcotic Drugs pledges action on addressing and countering the world drug problem at the Midterm Review of the 2019 Ministerial Declaration
09/02/2024 — PHOTO STORY: Women in Science at the United Nations
26/01/2024 — UNODC Executive Director urges action to stop arms trafficking and illicit financial flows to Haiti at UN Security Council
23/01/2024 — With over 460 million children living in conflict, child protection systems must be strengthened, says UNODC Executive Director
03/01/2024 — Leaving poppy behind – permanently: how the findings from UNODC’s new Afghan opium survey could affect vulnerable populations
16/12/2023 — Closing of the tenth session of the Conference of the States Parties
11/12/2023 — “The fight against corruption is everyone’s fight”: UN anti-corruption conference celebrates 20th anniversary of UN Convention against Corruption
11/12/2023 — United Nations Conference in Atlanta will develop a common vision for future anti-corruption efforts
08/12/2023 — Fifty-two people lost their lives to homicide globally every hour in 2021, says new report from UNODC
08/12/2023 — Global cooperation critical to combat transnational organized crime, UN Secretary-General and UNODC Executive Director tell Security Council
08/12/2023 — International Anti-Corruption Day - Statements
28/11/2023 — New strategy to end violence against children launched to break the cycle of crime and violence
22/11/2023 — No Patient Left Behind: UNODC Executive Director urges equal access and availability of controlled medicines to improve public health
10/11/2023 — UN Forum calls for urgent action to end child trafficking
06/11/2023 — Leaving poppy behind – permanently: how the findings from UNODC’s new Afghan opium survey could affect vulnerable populations
05/11/2023 — Afghanistan opium cultivation in 2023 declined 95 per cent following drug ban: new UNODC survey
31/10/2023 — Uniting the world against corruption: Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the United Nations Convention against Corruption
31/10/2023 — Uniting the world against corruption: Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the United Nations Convention against Corruption
25/10/2023 — "We have a duty not to forget or neglect the world drug problem,” says UNODC Executive Director at Commission on Narcotic Drugs Thematic Discussions
19/10/2023 — Building a clean silk road: UNODC Executive Director urges Belt and Road Initiative Partners to take a stand against corruption
17/10/2023 — Seven years left to rescue Global Goals: UNODC Executive Director urges accelerated action to secure a more sustainable future
25/09/2023 — UNODC Executive Director urges ‘game-changing’ action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals
20/06/2023 — Sustainable results against terrorism require sustainable responses, says UNODC Executive Director at United Nations Counter-Terrorism Week
16/06/2023 — Selective or slow justice is no justice at all, says UNODC Executive Director at UN General Assembly debate
22/05/2023 — Justice for all: the 32nd Crime Commission’s contribution in advancing SDG 16
28/04/2023 — UNODC Executive Director Ghada Waly briefs Security Council on violence and organized crime in Haiti
14/12/2022 — UNODC launches the Youth Empowerment Accelerator Framework
09/12/2022 — Executive Director's Message on International Anti-Corruption Day 2022
24/11/2022 — Women and girls are more at risk to be killed at home, new UNODC and UN Women report on femicide shows
14/11/2022 — Combat illegal traffic of waste to help mitigate climate change impacts: COP27 side events co-organized by UNODC
11/11/2022 — Environmental crime-biodiversity-climate nexus critical to address: COP27 side events co-organized by UNODC
07/11/2022 — UNODC participates in 27th UN climate change conference, addressing waste trafficking and environmental crime-biodiversity-climate nexus
07/11/2022 — UNODC participates in 27th UN climate change conference, addressing waste trafficking and environmental crime-biodiversity-climate nexus
01/11/2022 — Afghanistan opium cultivation in 2022 up by 32 per cent: UNODC survey
25/10/2022 — UNODC launches new global programme on preventing and countering terrorism
19/08/2022 — The International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism 2022
11/08/2022 — UNODC celebrates International Youth Day by working for and with youth
04/08/2022 — FIFA and UNODC wrap up year-long global programme to tackle match manipulation in football
03/08/2022 — UNODC port security training brings results with interception of 36 radiated tortoises in Madagascar
03/08/2022 — FIFA and UNODC wrap up year-long global programme to tackle match manipulation in football
30/07/2022 — Message by the UNODC Executive Director for the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons 2022
28/06/2022 — #CareInCrises: Special event focuses attention on addressing drug challenges in health and humanitarian crises
27/06/2022 — UNODC World Drug Report 2022 highlights trends on cannabis post-legalization, environmental impacts of illicit drugs, and drug use among women and youth
16/06/2022 — Roundtable discussion and global launch of the 2022 World Drug Report
30/05/2022 — Opiate trafficking in Africa – Understanding and Addressing the Threat
20/05/2022 — 31st session of the CCPCJ – Addressing global challenges through international cooperation on crime prevention and justice
19/05/2022 — Putting Women at the Forefront to Combat Crime and Protect Rights
18/05/2022 — 31st CCPCJ – Turning the Kyoto Declaration into action on the ground
16/05/2022 — 130 Countries Meet to Advance Policies and Commitments on Cybercrime, Criminal Justice, and Crime Prevention at 31st Crime Commission
16/05/2022 — 130 Countries Meet to Advance Policies and Commitments on Cybercrime, Criminal Justice, and Crime Prevention at 31st Crime Commission
22/04/2022 — Strengthening regional partnerships for drug prevention: UNODC disburses grant from Japan’s Drug Use Prevention Center
04/04/2022 — UNODC Executive Director visits the frontlines of the Asia-Pacific drug trade
30/03/2022 — A new Regional Programme for Southeast Asia and the Pacific takes form for 2022–2026
24/03/2022 — Targeted by Traffickers - Ukrainian Refugees at High Risk of Exploitation
18/03/2022 — Multi-stakeholder discussion on addressing and countering the world drug problem at the sixty-fifth Commission on Narcotic Drugs
17/03/2022 — 65th UNODC Commission on Narcotic Drugs listens to youth voices
15/03/2022 — 65th session of Commission on Narcotic Drugs discusses implementation of drug policy commitments
11/03/2022 — UNODC supports the launch of partnership document countering drugs and crime for the promotion of African development
10/03/2022 — UNODC marks first International Day of Women Judges with call to promote women in the criminal justice sector as agents of change
10/03/2022 — To achieve justice, we need more women in justice: the first International Day of Women Judges inaugurates a gender-responsive justice initiative
07/03/2022 — UNODC supports the empowerment of female criminal justice practitioners
04/03/2022 — UN approves new statistical framework to measure and characterize femicide for more effective prevention measures
16/02/2022 — Crime Commission: International experts joining forces against crimes that affect the environment
08/02/2022 — UNODC Executive Director launches Strategic Vision for Latin America and the Caribbean for 2022-2025
07/02/2022 — Launch of model legislative provisions to support and protect the rights and needs of victims of terrorism
18/12/2021 — International Migrants Day 2021
17/12/2021 — UN anti-corruption conference concludes with Sharm El-Sheikh Declaration to safeguard emergency and crisis response
17/12/2021 — Message of the UNODC Executive Director on International Migrants Day
17/12/2021 — UN anti-corruption conference concludes with Sharm El-Sheikh Declaration to safeguard emergency and crisis response
16/12/2021 — GRACE: Educating the integrity leaders of tomorrow
13/12/2021 — UN anti-corruption conference begins with call to restore trust to tackle pandemic challenges, achieve sustainable development
13/12/2021 — UN anti-corruption conference begins with call to restore trust to tackle pandemic challenges, achieve sustainable development
07/12/2021 — UNODC-INTERPOL Programme provides a way forward for the COP26 pledge to end deforestation by 2030
06/12/2021 — UNODC and partners counter emerging threats in Kazakhstan and the region.
01/12/2021 — Message from the UNODC Executive Director on World AIDS Day 2021
29/11/2021 — UNODC launches its 2022-2025 programme for Central Asia
25/11/2021 — UNODC Research: 2020 saw a woman or girl being killed by someone in their family every 11 minutes
23/11/2021 — General Assembly appraises the UN Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons
20/11/2021 — UNODC’s ‘Super Skills’ supports skill development for vulnerable children worldwide
20/11/2021 — UNODC’s new Listen First series, ‘Super Skills,’ supports skill development for vulnerable children worldwide
19/11/2021 — UNODC launches Synthetic Drug Strategy to prevent global crisis
19/11/2021 — UNODC launches Synthetic Drug Strategy to prevent global crisis
19/11/2021 — Inaugural GlobE Network meeting connects frontline anti-corruption officials from across the world
16/11/2021 — Afghan opiates supply 8 out of 10 opiate users worldwide, UNODC finds, as experts meet in Vienna to combat illicit trafficking
16/11/2021 — Afghan opiates supply 8 out of 10 opiate users worldwide, UNODC finds, as experts meet in Vienna to combat illicit trafficking
15/11/2021 — 'Stop punishing human trafficking victims' says leading UN Forum
12/11/2021 — Sharing of information, good practices and lessons learned on crime prevention during the first CCPCJ thematic discussions on the implementation of the Kyoto Declaration
12/11/2021 — MEDIA ADVISORY - GlobE Network Members Meeting Creating a community of anti-corruption practitioners
09/11/2021 — IOC and UNODC extend collaboration to fight corruption and crime in sport
09/11/2021 — IOC and UNODC extend collaboration to fight corruption and crime in sport
01/11/2021 — Overcoming together challenges in the fight against organized crime thanks to the Review Mechanism

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