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In Nairobi, youth are talking about corruption, crime prevention and good governance

27 December 2018 - Preparing today's youth to become tomorrow's leaders rests in large part on giving them solid educational pillars and developing essential life skills. To keep the dialogue open with this most important of resources, its young people, UNODC recently organized the National Youth Workshop on Promoting Good Governance and Integrity in Kenya.[Read More]

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Coca cultivation area in Peru increased by 14 per cent during 2017

Coca cultivation area in Peru increased by 14 per cent during 2017

21 December 2018 - The coca cultivation area in Peru increased by 14 per cent, or by 6,000 hectares between 2016 and 2017, reaching a total of 49,900 hectares according to the Coca Survey Peru 2017 released today by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the National Commission for Development and Life without Drugs (DEVIDA).[Read More]

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UNODC trains local authorities to fight trafficking of humans, weapons, drugs and other illicit goods off the coast of Yemen

20 December 2018 - The Gulf of Aden is one of the world's most important shipping lanes, 450 miles long, connecting the Indian Ocean, the Red Sea and Suez Channel. 25,000 ships travel through the region every year, carrying 11% of the world's oil and billions of dollars' worth of goods. At the same time the Gulf of Aden, in particularly the Bab el Mandeb strait, runs along one of the most dangerous coastlines in the world: Yemen.

20 December 2018 - The Gulf of Aden is one of the world's most important shipping lanes, 450 miles long, connecting the Indian Ocean, the Red Sea and Suez Channel. 25,000 ships travel through the region every year, carrying 11% of the world's oil and billions of dollars' worth of goods. At the same time the Gulf of Aden, in particularly the Bab el Mandeb strait, runs along one of the most dangerous coastlines in the world: Yemen.[Read More]

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