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Project Childhood introduced to Lao PDR

Vientiane (the Lao People's Democratic Republic), 11 January 2012 - As children continue to be trafficked, enslaved, and sexually exploited in the Greater Mekong Sub-region, law enforcement responses against travelling child sex offenders must become an ever more important element in halting and reversing this trend. Such responses include intelligence-led investigations, victim...[Read More]

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Opium cultivation up significantly in Myanmar and Lao PDR, UNODC warns

Bangkok (Thailand), 15 December 2011 - Opium poppy cultivation has doubled in South-East Asia since 2006 according to a report released by UNODC in Bangkok today. Myanmar accounts for the vast majority of this opium, and during the past 5 years the cultivation in this country has increased remorselessly. The regional cultivation figure for 2011 is 16 per cent higher than in the...[Read More]

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This 9 December, let’s speak up and ACT against corruption

Bangkok (Thailand), 9 December 2011 - Less than two decades ago the "C" word was not used by development agencies and international financial institutions. It was considered a taboo by many governments. Today, things are different. Ordinary citizens and, increasingly, their governments now recognize the enormous negative impact of corruption on human development. This is what... [Read More]

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