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UNODC, MINUSMA help Mali fight terrorism financing and cash smuggling

UNODC, MINUSMA help Mali fight terrorism financing and cash smuggling. Image: Erik-bij-de-Vaate

Transnational organized crime, terrorism and drug trafficking are growing concerns as illicit networks have become powerful, dangerous, and highly adaptable, evolving while societies develop. For criminal and terrorist networks to be effective, funds and financial infrastructures remain critical but they also represent a critical vulnerability.[Read More]

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Bolivian high school students battle it out at the keyboard to promote justice and the rule of law

Photo: UNODC

Following on from UNODC's successful hackathon (or coding competition) in South Africa in July, the second #Hack4Justice challenge was held in Bolivia this past week. The event - part of the Education for Justice (E4J) initiative - saw some 36 secondary school students gather in La Paz, Bolivia to show off their ideas and compete to develop educational games focussing on justice and rule of law issues.[Read More]

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We have a generational opportunity to help everyone live in dignity, says UNODC Chief

We have a generational opportunity to help everyone live in dignity, says UNODC Chief. Photo: UNODC

"Let us all work to end the cruelty of smuggling of migrants and human trafficking," UNODC Chief, Yury Fedotov, told participants at a UN General Assembly event yesterday. "This is a generational opportunity to help every human being to live in dignity, and in safety and security. I also recognize the weight of responsibility placed on delegates to succeed in this goal," he said.[Read More]

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