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- 26/06/2024 - UNODC World Drug Report 2024: Harms of world drug problem continue to mount amid expansions in drug use and markets
- 24/06/2024 - THE SECRETARY-GENERAL MESSAGE ON THE OCCASION OF THE INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST DRUG ABUSE AND ILLICIT TRAFFICKING
- 24/06/2024 - UNODC Executive Director’s Message: International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking 2024
- 01/12/2023 - UNODC Executive Director’s statement: World AIDS Day 2023
- 26/06/2023 - UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message on the occasion of the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, 26 June 2023
- 26/06/2023 - UNODC Executive Director’s Message International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking 2023
- 20/06/2023 - UNODC World Drug Report 2023 warns of converging crises as illicit drug markets continue to expand
- 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
- 26/06/2022 - THE SECRETARY-GENERAL Message on the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking 26 June 2022
- 26/06/2022 - UNODC Executive Director’s Message International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking 26 June 2022
- 13/12/2021 - Message of Ghada Waly, UNODC Executive Director on International Anti-Corruption Day 2021 â âYour right, your role: say no to corruptionâ
- 19/11/2021 - UN Office on Drugs and Crime launches Synthetic Drug Strategy to prevent global crisis
- 26/06/2021 - THE SECRETARY-GENERAL MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST DRUG ABUSE AND ILLICIT TRAFFICKING
- 26/06/2021 - UNODC Executive Director’s statement International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking 26 June 2021
- 31/05/2021 - International Narcotics Control Board concludes 131st session
- 23/05/2021 - UN Office on Drugs and Crime Executive Director calls on 30th Crime Commission to advance inclusive, integrated justice responses to crime threats amplified by COVID crisis
- 20/05/2021 - The International Narcotics Control Board commences its 131st session, elects new President and Bureau Members, continues work to ensure availability of internationally controlled substances
- 12/04/2021 - Statement by H.E. Dr. EskandarMomeni, Secretary General of the Drug Control Headquarters of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the 64th annual session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs
- 12/04/2021 - UNODC Executive Director, at 64th session of Commission on Narcotic Drugs, calls for redoubled efforts as COVID-19 compounds drug challenges
- 12/04/2021 - Statement by Cornelis P. de Joncheere, President of the International Narcotics Control Board
- 22/03/2021 - Secretary-General's remarks on the International Day of Nowruz [as delivered]
- 08/03/2021 - Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Ghada Waly: Message for International Women’s Day 8 March 2021
- 09/12/2020 - UNODC Executive Director Ghada Waly message for International Anti-Corruption Day, 9 December 2020
- 09/12/2020 - THE SECRETARY-GENERAL - MESSAGE ON INTERNATIONAL ANTI-CORRUPTION DAY
- 01/12/2020 - Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Ghada Waly: Message on World AIDS Day
- 24/11/2020 - Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Ghada Waly: International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
- 23/10/2020 - The Secretary-General - Message on UN Day
- 15/10/2020 - The Secretary-General - Statement on Corruption in the Context of COVID-19
- 29/07/2020 - Message UNODC Executive Director on World Day Against Trafficking in Persons 2020
- 29/07/2020 - Message on the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons 2020
- 26/06/2020 - Message from the UNODC Executive Director, Ms. Ghada Fathi Waly International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, 26 June 2020
- 26/06/2020 - STATEMENT ON INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST DRUG ABUSE AND ILLICT TRAFFICKING 2020
- 17/06/2020 - UNODC Iran Country Representative and Head of Islamic Republic of Iran Anti-Narcotics Police (ANP) Meet
- 07/05/2020 - COVID-19 is changing the route of illicit drug flows, says UNODC report
- 06/05/2020 - COVID-19: UN Office on Drugs and Crime warns of increased risks to human trafficking victims
- 05/03/2020 - UN supports Iran in the fight against the serious coronavirus outbreak in the country
- 18/12/2019 - Message on International Migrants Day
- 18/12/2019 - Statement on International Migrant’s Day
- 09/12/2019 - Statement of the UNODC Executive Director on International Anti-Corruption Day 9 December 2019
- 21/11/2019 - The Secretary-General appoints Ms. Ghada Fathi Waly of Egypt as Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
- 30/07/2019 - The Secretary-General - Message on World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
- 30/07/2019 - Statement of the UNODC Executive Director on World Day against Trafficking in Persons
- 08/07/2019 - Homicide kills far more people than armed conflict, says new UNODC study
- 26/06/2019 - World Drug Report 2019: 35 million people worldwide suffer from drug use disorders while only 1 in 7 people receive treatment
- 26/06/2019 - Statement on the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking 2019
- 26/06/2019 - MESSAGE ON INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST DRUG ABUSE AND ILLICIT TRAFFICKING
- 05/03/2019 - INCB wants more done to ensure pain relief medicine reaches all those who need it and warns of dangers of non-medical cannabis developments
- 18/12/2018 - Statement on International Migrants Day
- 09/12/2018 - Message on International Anti-Corruption Day 2018
- 09/12/2018 - Statement on International Anti-Corruption Day
- 03/12/2018 - Signing of a joint Interoffice Memorandum to Strengthen UN Collaboration to Prevent and Alleviate Suffrage of Children and their Families as related to drugs
- 25/11/2018 - Statement on International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
- 19/11/2018 - Sharp drops in opium poppy cultivation, price of dry opium in Afghanistan, latest UNODC survey reveals
- 30/07/2018 - Statement of the UNODC Executive Director - World Day against Trafficking in Persons
- 30/07/2018 - MESSAGE ON THE WORLD DAY AGAINST TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
- 28/06/2018 - World Drug Report 2018: opioid crisis, prescription drug abuse expands; cocaine and opium hit record highs
- 28/06/2018 - Statement on the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
- 28/06/2018 - MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST DRUG ABUSE AND ILLICIT TRAFFICKING
- 18/06/2018 - 27th Crime Commission lays groundwork for further integrating prevention, criminal justice responses, says UNODC Executive Director
- 23/05/2018 - Statement of the UNODC Executive Director, Yury Fedotov, at the High-level debate to mark the 15th anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Convention against Corruption
- 25/04/2018 - UNODC Iran facilitated a two-day training workshop on drug related data collection and analysis for Iranian experts from the Drug Control Headquarters of the Islamic Republic of Iran
- 06/03/2018 - UNODC Supported a five-day training course for Anti-Narcotics Police of the Islamic Republic of Iran
- 06/03/2018 - INCB calls for greater investment in drug treatment services, as the vast majority of drug users lack access to treatment
- 02/03/2016 - The international drug control treaties do not mandate a “war on drugs”, says INCB Report
- 07/03/2015 - Three quarters of the world has limited or no access to pain relief medications, says INCB Report
- 08/02/2015 - UNODC SUPPORTS KNOWLEDGE SHARING AT THE REGIONAL LEVEL IN THE FIELD OF DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION
- 09/12/2014 - Statement of the UNODC Executive Director, Yury Fedotov, on International Anti-Corruption Day
- 24/11/2014 - Releasing the Second Global Report on Trafficking in Persons by the UNODC
- 01/07/2014 - We must not remove our foot from the accelerator when responding to HIV, says UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov
- 26/06/2014 - Global drug use prevalence stable, says UNODC World Drug Report 2014
- 07/04/2014 - UNODC Chief condemns in strongest terms callous killing of UNODC Consultants
- 24/02/2014 - INCB: Every dollar spent on prevention can save up to ten dollars
- 17/02/2014 - UNODC OFFICIAL PRAISES IRANIAN NGOS’ EFFORTS ON DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION
- 24/12/2013 - Message of the UNODC Executive Director on the 10th anniversary of the Protocol on Trafficking in Persons
- 09/12/2013 - Message from UNODC Executive Director on International Anti-Corruption Day
- 06/12/2013 - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Message on International Anti-Corruption Day
- 01/12/2013 - Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Yury Fedotov: Statement on World Aids Day 2013
- 20/11/2013 - UNODC chief designates Colombian international footballer Falcao as Goodwill Ambassador
- 13/11/2013 - Afghanistan : opium crop cultivation rises a record 36 per cent, opium production up 49 per cent
- 26/06/2013 - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's Message on the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
- 26/06/2013 - Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Yury Fedotov's Statement on International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
- 16/07/2012 - New UNODC awareness campaign highlights transnational organized crime as an US$ 870 billion a year business
- 26/06/2012 - THE SECRETARY-GENERAL -- MESSAGE ON THE INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST DRUG ABUSE AND ILLICIT TRAFFICKING
- 31/05/2012 - UNODC Chief and President Karzai of Afghanistan Discuss Effective National and Regional Counter-narcotics Action
- 29/04/2012 - Transnational Crime Threatens Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) says UNODC Chief at Opening of 21st Session of the Crime Commission
- 19/03/2012 - The First Regional Computer Based Training on “Anti-Money Laundering, Illegal Financial Flows and Suspect Cash Transactions”
- 18/03/2012 - UN Drugs Chief Calls for Stronger Cooperation Frameworks and Attention to Health as Way Forward for International Drugs Policy
- 29/02/2012 - INCB: We Must Stop Drugs Being Sold to Kids via Social Media
- 22/02/2012 - Secretary-General and Paris Pact partners affirm international commitment to curbing drug trafficking from Afghanistan
- 12/12/2011 - Secretary-General calls for action by all to end scourge of corruption
- 11/12/2011 - The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) calls on everyone to act against corruption
- 08/12/2011 - UNODC Strengthens Counter-narcotics Assistance to Afghanistan and Neighbouring Countries
- 30/11/2011 - Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan deepen cooperation to combat threats posed by illicit drugs
- 10/11/2011 - Impact of Corruption on Development and how States can Better Tackle Corruption Under the Spotlight at UN Anti-Corruption Conference in Morocco
- 12/10/2011 - Opium Production in Afghanistan Shows Increase, Prices set to Rise
- 05/10/2011 - UNODC Study Shows that Homicide is Highest in Parts of the Americas and Africa
- 15/09/2011 - UNODC: Amphetamine-type stimulants ranked world’s second most used drug after cannabis
- 14/09/2011 - UNODC global vision on prevention, treatment and care of drug abuse and HIV/AIDS
- 31/07/2011 - Afghan opiates remain global threat, says new UNODC Study
- 17/07/2011 - UNODC chief highlights robust counter-narcotics responses on first visit to Iran
- 16/07/2011 - The International Community Reviews Drug Treatment Services in Tehran
- 25/12/2010 - Triangular cooperation fights drugs and builds confidence
- 22/11/2010 - Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan strengthen anti-drug trafficking initiative
- 20/05/2009 - UNODC Director praises Iran's drug control efforts
- 20/03/2009 - UNODC and Iran sign agreements to reduce vulnerability of women and Afghan refugees to drugs and HIV/AIDS
- 16/03/2009 - Counter-narcotics operation