Stories from UNODC

Corruption is a crime against development, says new UN campaign

6 November 2009: A campaign to raise awareness of the impact of corruption on development was launched today by the United Nations Development Program ( UNDP) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime ( UNODC) ahead of the International Anti-Corruption Day on 9 December.[Read More]

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Keeping tabs on synthetic drugs

5 November 2009 - Globally, there are significantly more users of synthetic drugs than there are users of heroin and cocaine combined. Unlike the markets for heroin and cocaine, the market for synthetic drugs is constantly evolving, with new products appearing each year.

"West Africa is now on the verge of becoming a source of drugs, not only a transit area. Organized crime is growing indigenous roots."

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UNODC film premieres in Europe

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2 November 2009 - A new anti-human trafficking film by UNODC was recently featured at a European Union ministerial conference in Brussels, at Scotland Yard and at the Danish parliament.[Read More]

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UNODC Initiatives

Paris Pact

A partnership of more than 50 countries and international organizations aimed at combating Afghan opiates trafficking, consumption and related problems in the affected priority countries. [Read More]

StAR Initiative

By signaling to corrupt leaders that there will be no safe haven for stolen assets, StAR would constitute a formidable deterrent to corruption in developing countries. StAR would also serve to bring in the other side of the corruption equation, as stolen as [Read More]

UN.Gift

The Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking (UN.GIFT) aims to mobilize state and non-state actors to eradicate human trafficking by (i) reducing both the vulnerability of potential victims a [Read More]