Protecting migrants by training Viet Nam border officers

Hanoi, 25 May 2012 - Viet Nam's economic growth and increasing participation in the regional and global economy brings positive developments such as an increased mobility of people, goods and money. Unfortunately, the dark side of globalization is that it leaves many people vulnerable, thereby providing significant opportunities for... [Read More]

Acting together to fight drugs and crime in Viet Nam

Hanoi, 24 May 2012 - Like its neighbours in the Greater Mekong Sub-region, Viet Nam is confronted with increasing illicit drug use and trafficking and related criminal activities. Although heroin remains the most common drug of use in Viet Nam, according to Government statistics, particularly troubling is the continued rapid growth of use by young... [Read More]

UNODC trains customs officials to fight cash smuggling in the Mekong

Hanoi, 11 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]

07/05/12 - UNODC works to develop domestic violence prevention training module for Viet Nam police

16/04/12 - UNODC reports successes, tackles new and emerging threats in East Asia and Pacific

27/03/11 - Viet Nam communes trial community-based drug dependence treatment

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