UNODC trains customs officials to fight cash smuggling in the Mekong

Phnom Penh, 22 May 2012 - More than 12,000 km of borders divide the Mekong River countries of Cambodia, China, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand and Viet Nam. This represents 12,000-km-worth of opportunities for transnational organized criminal groups to smuggle the cash proceeds from their illicit activities. To counter this, the UNODC... [Read More]

UNODC reports successes, tackles new and emerging threats in East Asia and Pacific

Bangkok (Thailand), 16 April 2012 - The UNODC Regional Centre for East Asia and Pacific today launched a report that records UNODC's achievements in the region for 2011 and plots future strategic priorities to counter what it calls "the dark side of globalization" in a region spanning 34 countries and territories. "Our dynamic, rapidly developing... [Read More]

Working together to combat child sex tourism in Cambodia

Phnom Pehn, 20 March 2012 - The tourism sector has played an important role in the economic development of Cambodia. However, this has not always translated into better and safer opportunities for Cambodian children who live in high-tourism areas. Many fear that the sexual abuse of children by travelers is becoming a threat... [Read More]

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