Issue 11 | August 2 2011
A quick and easy way to update yourself on the latest UNODC news from East Asia and the Pacific

UNODC News

Indonesia

• UNODC works with legal professionals in tackling corruption

Lao People's Democratic Republic

• Lao Officials Unite in Fight Against Drugs

Thailand

• Sharing intelligence key to fighting environment crimes
• Amphetamine-type Stimulants Growing Threat in Asia, experts warn

Viet Nam

• PATROL Acts to Counter Border Crimes, Brings Hope to Victims of Human Trafficking
• Regional Seminar on Drugs and HIV/AIDS Responses

Highlight

Sharing intelligence key to fighting environment crimes

Bangkok (Thailand), 20 July 2011 - National governments, international organizations and non-governmental organizations met to discuss critical issues related to the illicit trade of commodities such as wildlife, timber, fish and waste at the 11th Asian Regional Partners Forum on Combating Environmental Crime (ARPEC), held 13-14 July 2011 in Bangkok. Organized by the Regional Centre of UNODC in East Asia and the Pacific, this ARPEC meeting focused on the critical role of intelligence-sharing and media management in fighting organized environmental crime in Asian countries. Asia is at the hub of activities by criminal groups that profit from illicit trade in its natural resources or illegal dumping of hazardous waste. Throughout the region, forests in several Asian countries are plundered while protected species like tigers remain at high risk of extinction. [Read More]

Read our latest publications and reports

• World Drug Report 2011
• Implementation Update: 2 (pdf)
• Implementation Update: 2 - Executive Brief (pdf)
• Myanmar: Situation Assessment on Amphetamine-Type Stimulants (pdf)
• South-East Asia: Opium Survey 2010 (Lao PDR, Myanmar) (pdf)
• 2010 Client Feedback Survey: UNODC Programme in East Asia and the Pacific (pdf)

Upcoming Events

• Sihanoukville, Cambodia - 24-26 August: PATROL Face-to-Face Training in Cambodia
• Busan, Republic of Korea - 26-30 August: Symposium Session at The 10th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific
• Location TBI, Cambodia - 12-16 September: Second PATROL Project Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting

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