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News and Events
 
December 2009

  India: The burden of drugs on women

  World Aids Day 2009 Message: "I am living my rights"
  South Asia: Corruption - Your 'NO' Counts
   India: Business Process Outsourcing companies educate young workers on the dangers of substance use

November 2009

Nepal : Trafficked women make a difference

Nagaland, India: Tribute to Thozhi Katiry: A friend, dedicated worker and a leader Late Thozhi Katiry started working in Kripa Foundation in Kohima, Nagaland as a peer outreach worker since the rollout of the UNODC supported project in the northeastern states of India.
Maldives: Maldives marks first anniversary of its ever first Methadone clinic
Bhutan: Mission to the elusive kingdom
 
October 2009
The North East of India: drugs and HIV: trails of tears and hope in a hidden jewellery
Sri Lanka: Interview with Mr. D.P Mendis, Chairman, National Dangerous Drugs Control Board (NDDCB), Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Heroin use: so easy to start, so difficult to stop
India: Smiles under the sun: rebuilding lives of drug users through community farming
 
September 2009
South Asia: Delegates visit India to learn about Oral Substitution Treatment at Tihar Prisons
Maldives : Future Search - Towards a Maldives without Drugs
Bangladesh: empowering women to deal with drug use, HIV and AIDS in their families
India: Interview with Mr. Loon Gangte,
 
 
August 2009
India: Delivering Through Shared Responsibility - the private sector and UNODC join hands to combat human trafficking  
Nepal: I nterview with Jayanti Sunuwar, Member, Asian Network of People who Use Drugs (ANPUD)  
India : Career Counseling for Children at Shelter Care Homes in Kerala.  
India: GoI, European Union & UNODC consultation on Promoting Safe Mobility and Preventing Irregular Migration  
India: GoI, European Union & UNODC consultation on Promoting Safe Mobility and Preventing Irregular Migration  
 
July 2009
South Asia: Unifem and UNODC determined to strengthen cooperation against human trafficking  
Interview: Bhutan-Tshewang Tenzin on treatment and recovery for drug users  
 
June  2009
Message by Cristina Albertin's  for World Drug Day Story: Adovcate from Mizoram on HIV, AIDS and Drug Use
Conversation: Bhutan: Interview with Dr. Chenco on treatment for drug users Story: India: Tihar Prisons - Looking Beyond the Bars
Conversation: Maldives: Interview with Mohamed Rashid on Durg Use Conversation: Interview with Prof. Zakir Hossain on Human Trafficking
Story: Theatre as a healing process for girls and boys at shleter care homes  
   
May 2009
News: Advocacy Strategy to combat HIV and Drug USe in SAARC                                                                                                        Countries

Story: Roma Debabrata on fighting human trafficking

Conversations: Interview with Dr. Rajesh Kumar-SPYM  
News: Feature profile of Representative of Regional UNODC for South Asia  
Conversation: Interview with Dr. Rajesh Kumar, SPYM  
April 2009
News: UNODC Launches "Pro-Health" Drug Campaign
News: TOT on Anti Human Trafficking for Police Officials in Assam
News: Afghan Doctors' Visit to UNODC ROSA
Conversations: interview with Dr. Shanthi Ranganathan
News: Crime Commission Meets to confront 'Global Crime Wave'
Feature : Conversations: Interview with Dr. Shanthi Ranganathan
News: Workshop on Building Public Private Partnership in Jharkhand
 
March 2009
Story: CYP Workshop in Brunei

Story: Helping Street Children Against Substance Abuse

News: ToT on Human Trafficking for Punjab Police Officers
News: INCB Release of Annual Report
January 2009
 
   
News: Made-in-India Synthetic Drugs hook the Mexican Drug Mafia
Event: Regional Training Program on Drug Law Enforcement
News: Special Force to Tackle Terrorism in Bhutan
News:73 trafficked Nepali women and Children rescued
News:Advocacy to tackle drug problems 
News: South Asia launch of "Global Report of Trafficking in Persons"
December 2008
 
   
 
News: 300 Migrants Missing off Andamans
Event: Addressing the Needs of Women and Children in Shelter Homes
News: Putting Health at the Centre of Drug Control
Event: Scaling Response through Partnerships in Bhutan- Project H13
News:Govt. plans Anti-terror Law
Event: Prison Reforms: UNODC Perspective
Event: Professionally approaching the Drug Law Enforcement
Message: Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam's Message on the eve of the UNODC's Seminar on Anti Corruption
Message:UN Secretary General's Message on the International Anti-Corruption Day, 9 December 2008
Event: India Country Report on Efforts to Combat Trafficking Launched at World Congress III
Message: UN Secretary General's Message on the occasion of World AIDS Day, 1 December 2008
Message: Message of the Executive Director, UNODC, on World AIDS Day 2008
 
 
News: New ACC Rules in Bhutan to Tackle Corruption
Event: Students say 'NO' to Corruption
Event: Scaling Response through Partnerships in Maldives and Sri Lanka
News: Terrorism Biggest Challenge to Region: SAARC Gen. Secretary
Event: Terrorism and Extremism pose a Grave Threat to Democracy and Development, International Conference of Jurists on Terrorism, Rule of Law and Human Rights, 13-15 December 2008
News: Running against Corruption
Event: 'You can Stop Corruption - Your NO Counts'
News: UNODC calls for Greater Financial Integrity on International Day against Corruption
Event: "When Evil Minds Combine, Good Minds have to work together to Combat"
News: Tailor Prevention Programmes, says UNAIDS
Message: UN Secretary General's Message on the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, 2 December 2008
News: Think AIDS Before You Share Needles
 

November 2008
 
   
News: Sharp Drop in Afghan Poppy Crop
 
Publication: Handbook for Prison Managers and Policymakers on Women and Imprisonment
 
Event: Christian Kroll, Global Coordinator for HIV/AIDS, visits UNODC Regional Office for South Asia
 
Case Study:"BACK FOR GOOD": Success story of an IDU support group from Mizoram
 
Event: Launch of Opioid Substitution Treatment (OST) in Tihar prisons, New Delhi, 7 November 2008
 
Event: Training the Trainers at NACEN
 
Case Study: UNODC reaches IT milestone: over 100 Lotus Notes servers in 45 countries managed by 4 staff
Event: Visit by the Positive Women Network to UNODC ROSA
 
News: Send Us A Postcard, and we will ensure punishment against employers of children- says CJI India
 
News: Pakistan, India Sign Agreement on Narcotics Smuggling
 
Event: 3rd Annual 'Right Every Wrong Conclave & Karamveer Puraskaar'
 
Message: No Grievance Can Justify Indiscriminate Attacks Against Civilians, says UN Secretary General
 
Message: UN Secretary General's Message on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
 
Event: Colloquium on Justice Delivery in Human Trafficking Crimes for Judicial Officers, prosecutors and Police Officers, November 15, 2008
 
Event: Prison Reforms in Resource Poor Settings
 
News:Mumbai rave party: Over 100 test positive for narcotics
 
News: Corruption- a violation of basic human rights, says CJI
 
News: Stop Child Abuse in Police Custody in Nepal
 
News: Women Personnel to Guard Indo-Nepal Border
 
October 2008
 
   
Event: 4th International Conference on Apparel and Home Textiles (ICAHT 08), N.Delhi, India
 
Event: Peer trainers making a difference- Drugs and HIV/ AIDS awareness programmes, Meghalaya, India
 
Event: Mairang Village Community takes the pledge- "I decide I won't take Drugs", Meghalaya, India
 
Event:Inter-State Rescue Operation at Bhiwandi

Event:Site specific trainings on HIV and drug use prevention in the prison settings, Nepal
 
Event:Psycho-social training of caregivers, 26 Sept-4 Oct 2008, NIMHANS, Bangalore
 
News: International Anti-Corruption Academy established in Austria
 
News:Human Smuggling Ring Busted
 
News: Weed out corrupt, inefficient judges in lower courts


 
September 2008
 
   
Event: Meeting of the Think Tank on Public Private Partnerships to Prevent and Combat Trafficking of Women and Children, 2 September 2008, New Delhi, India
 
Event: National training on HIV and Drug Use Prevention in Prison Settings, Bhutan, 8-11 September 2008
 
Event: Rollout of the Low Cost Community Based Care and Support (LCCS) Programmes in Sri Lanka

Event: Call for Greater Action on Human Trafficking, Guwahati, India, 19 September, 2008
News: Traffickers flood camps in Bihar: Children, women targeted for cheap labour, flesh market, 25 September 2008
 
News: Transparency International Annual Survey 2008, 30 September 2008


 
August 2008
 
   
Event: DAV schools take up the drug abuse prevention programme, N. Delhi, India, 27 - 29 August 2008
 
Event: National Steering Committee Meeting in India for the Project RAS/H13 - Prevention of transmission of HIV among drug users in SAARC countries, 22 August 2008
 
Event: UNODC partners with Angel Foundation, August 21, UNODC, New Delhi

Event: Exploring avenues for Corporate Partnership, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India, 6-7 August 2008


Event: Training program for ATSEC partners - Capacity Building for Public Private Partnership, Kolkata, 4-5 August 2008
 
 

Event: Project Advisory Committee / Tripartite Review meeting of Regional Precursor Control Project in South and South West Asia (RAS H60), New Delhi, 2 August 2008

Event: Project Steering Committee Meeting, Project XSA / J81 - Strengthening drug law enforcement capacities in South Asia, 02 August 2008, New Delhi, India

Event: Study tour to Islamic Republic of Iran , Project RAS/H71- Prevention of spread of HIV amongst vulnerable groups in South Asia, 25th-29th July 2008


 
July 2008
 
   

Event: First Report on Rapid Situation and Response Assessment (RSRA) of Drugs and HIV In Bangladesh, Bhutan, India Nepal and Sri Lanka, launched


Event: Christian Faith Based Groups join UNODC to prevent Drugs and HIV in North East India

   

Event: First Women Support Groups formed under Project- H13 in Maldives


Event: Standard Operating Procedures on Investigation of Crimes of Trafficking for Forced Labour released by UNODC ROSA and Bachpan Bachao Andolan

 
June 2008
 
   

Event: First Health Camp for Drug Users organized in Maldives


Event: Launch of the Drug Control Master Plan in Maldives

   

Event: One Cause, Many Voices


Event: GA to Focus on International Efforts to Combat Human Trafficking

 
May 2008
   

Event: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Conducts School Drug Abuse Awareness Programme on 9th May 2008

 
   

Article: Precursor Chemical Control Training in Bhutan


Event:Training for Drug Law Enforcement Personnel at Mumbai

   

Event: RAS/H13: Training on Outreach Activities and Needle Syringe Program (28-30 April 2008) and Training on Positive Living and Services for Female IDUs and Female Regular Sexual Partners of Male Drug Users (2-4 May 2008) in Kathmandu, Nepal


Event: Launch of Sinhala Peer Guide by the Commissioner General of Prisons and the Chairman of National Dangerous Drugs Control Board (NDDCB), Sri Lanka

   

Event: Delhi Public Schools say, 'I Decide'


Article: PARADIGM - On the Road to Recovery

   
April 2008
   

Event: International Donors from SIDA and AusAID Visit Guwahati, Assam

 
   

Event: Ambassadors from Sweden, Finland and Denmark Visit Guwahati, Assam


Event: AGFUND International Award Conferred Upon Prajwala, 15 April 2008

   

Event: Manual for Training Police on Anti Human Trafficking Released by UNODC ROSA and Centre for Social Research (CSR), on 18 April 2008


Event: RAS/H13: Report on Training Programme on Oral Substitution - Buprenorphine (OSB), New Delhi, India, 16th April 2008

   

Event: Journey of UNODC CHARCA


Article: Security and Justice Key to Reaching Millennium Development Goals, Says UNODC

   

Event: UNODC Calls for a Joint Action Against Smuggling of Human Beings


Event: UNODC Reaches Out to 200 Schools in Chandigarh for Drug Abuse Prevention on 2nd April 2008

   
March 2008
       
   

Event: Law Enforcement Agencies, NGOs and the UN Meet to Discuss Critical Issues of Human Trafficking on 26th March 2008

 
       
   

Event: Training on Precursor Control for Law Enforcement Officers in Sri Lanka - 27th to 28th March 2008


Event: Training on Precursor Control for Law Enforcement Officers in Maldives - 24th to 25th March 2008

       
   

Event: Involving the Corporate Sector in Combating Human Trafficking, Colombo, Sri Lanka on 26th March 2008


Event: Report on the Media Sensitization Workshop Held in Sri Lanka on 25th March 2008 for Understanding and Addressing Human Trafficking

       
   

Event: Anti Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) in Action in West Bengal, India


Article: Sri Lanka Risks Increase in Human Trafficking: UN

       
   

Article: Commissioner Meets Senior Officials of UNODC


Event: Project RAS/H13: Training on Basics of Drugs/HIV; Outreach and Community Involvement, 15-19 March 2008, Male, Maldives

       
   

Principle: Health: The First Principle of Drug Policy


Article: Kolkata Core Group on Anti Human Trafficking Third Meet - 18th March 2008

       
   

Event: Additional Secretary, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Inaugurates a Training Programme on "Specialized Care for Children Infected and Affected by HIV/AIDS" in Shillong, Meghalaya.


Event: Training of Investigating Officials, Samastipur, Bihar, 13-14 March 2008

       
   

Event: RAS/H13: Training on Positive Living and Services for Female IDUs and Female Regular Sexual Partners of Male Drug Users (26-28 February 2008) and Training on Outreach Activities and Needle Syringe Program (1-3 March 2008) in Dhaka, Bangladesh


Event: Workshop on 'Issues of Trafficking in Garment Supply Chain', New Delhi, India on 15th March 2008

       
   

Article: UNODC Says World Drug Problem Contained, But Not Solved


Article: Media Advisory: Commission on Narcotic Drugs to Review Effectiveness of International Drug Control

       
   

Report: International Narcotics Control Board 2007 Annual Report Release, 5 March 2008


Event: International Women's Day Celebrations,
8 March 2008

       
February 2008
       
   

The Status of Precursor Chemicals in Bhutan Event: The Status of Precursor Chemicals in Bhutan


Event: RAS/H13: Training Workshop on Rapid Situation Response Assessment of Drug Use and HIV and Training Workshop on Basics of Drugs/HIV in Bhutan Training Workshop on Rapid Situation Response Assessment (RSRA) of Drug Use and HIV and Training Workshop on Basics of Drugs/HIV in Phuentsholing, Bhutan.

       
       
   

Article: Following UNAIDS Study, Govt. Declares War on Injecting Drug Use


AusAID's HIV/AIDS Ambassador Visits UNODC ROSA Field Sites, 25-28 February 2008 Event: AusAID's HIV/AIDS Ambassador Visits UNODC ROSA Field Sites, 25-28 February 2008

       
   

Article: Organisations in Sri Lanka Coming Together as One to Stop Human Trafficking


Event: Smart Card on Anti Human Trafficking

       
   

Interview: Treating the Malaise


Article: Human Trafficking in India

       
   

Article: Community Policing


Event: Kolkata Core Group on Anti Human Trafficking meets the second time and takes concrete steps ahead

       
   

Article: UNODC Anticipates Another Large Opium Crop in Afghanistan in 2008


Report: Police arrested 71 people in Male on drug charges last month

 
January 2008
       
   

Event: Nepali and Hindi Posters on Anti Human Trafficking Released, 12th to 13th January 2008


Event: UNODC Event Calender at the First Asian Consultation on the Prevention of HIV related to Drug Use, Goa, India 28 - 31 January, 2008

       
   

Speech: By Mr. JVR Prasada Rao at the Opening Ceremony of the "Response Beyond Borders" First Asian Consultation on the Prevention of HIV Related to Drug Use, 28 January 2008


Speech: Remarks by Mr. Gary Lewis at the First Asian Consultation on the Prevention of HIV related to Drug Use, Goa, India 28-31 January 2008

       
   

Event: The Second National Training Programme to Address HIV Prevention Amongst Incarcerated Substance Users, Pokhara, Nepal, 21 - 24 January 2008


Event: The Second National Training Programme on HIV Prevention Amongst Incarcerated Substance Users, Dhaka, Bangladesh - 14th to 17th January 2008

       
   

Article: Artists and UNODC unite for integrity


Article: Monitoring anti-corruption work

       
   

Report: Media sensitization workshop held in Guwahati on 22nd January 2008 for Assam and Meghalaya media persons


Article: Living with Addiction

       
   

Article: UN: Human Trafficking Data Needed


Article: Vienna Forum to Fight Human Trafficking

       
   

Article: Two-day workshop for sensitizing police officers to victims of trafficking


Event: Stepping up the fight against corruption

       
   

Article: HIV - positive man becomes 'Mr. Manipur'


Story of courage: Remembering Bocha

       
       
   

Article: High-Level Bali Conference to Review Progress in Enforcing the United Nations Convention Against Corruption


Article: State Launches Schemes to Curb Human Trafficking in Bihar

       
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