Response to COVID-19

News

13/09/2020 - UNODC continues its support to Nigerian Correctional Service with protective kits for COVID-19 prevention in Custodial Centres in Nigeria

24/07/2020 - Falsified medicines in the wake of COVID-19: an emerging threat for security and public health in Nigeria

10/07/2020 - UNODC World Wildlife Crime Report 2020: The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that wildlife crime is a threat not only to the environment and biodiversity, but also to human health

18/06/2020 - DrugHelpNet: A Lifeline for Female Drug Users in the midst of a pandemic

22/05/2020 - E-teaching to promote the rule of law in Nigeria: UNODC E4J Champions speak out

13/05/2020 - EU Donates COVID-19 Personal Protective Equipment to Drug Treatment Centres in Nigeria under the UNODC-implemented "Response to Drugs and Related Organised Crime" project

09/05/2020 - Nigeria Police partners with UNODC and the EU to safeguard frontline officers against COVID-19 pandemic

07/05/2020 - Nigerian Correctional Service partners with UNODC, UNAIDS and EU to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 in Custodial Centres

20/04/2020 - UNODC supports Nigerian Correctional Service in raising awareness about COVID-19 among inmates

07/04/2020 - UNODC launches DrugHelpNet, a network of Nigerian Doctors, Psychologists, Nurses and Counsellors to provide over-the-phone assistance to Drug Users in Need

03/04/2020 - #Stayhome orders cannot stop teaching and learning

31/03/2020 - Leaving No One Behind: Protecting people in prisons from COVID-19

Publications

Nigeria Police Force Guidelines for Policing During the COVID-19 Emergency

List of Drop-in-centres providing over-the-phone support to people who use drugs during COVID-19 outbreak

COVID-19: Information for people who use drugs (English)

COVID-19: Information for people who use drugs (Pidgin)

COVID-19: Information for people who use drugs (Igbo)

COVID-19: Information for people who use drugs (Hausa)

COVID-19: Information for people who use drugs (Yoruba)

Contact Details of DrugHelpNet: Doctors and Counselors Available for Tele Consultation for Drug Use Issues during COVID-19 Outbreak

COVID-19: Information for people in custodial centres (English)

COVID-19: Information for people in custodial centres (Igbo)

COVID-19: Information for people in custodial centres (Hausa)

COVID-19: Information for people in custodial centres (Yoruba)

UNODC Position Paper: COVID-19 preparedness and responses in prisons

Factsheet COVID-19: HIV Prevention, Treatment, Care and Support for People who use Drugs

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