http://www.unodc.org/middleeastandnorthafrica/en/feed/press-releases.xmlPress ReleasesThu, 20 Jun 2013 3:21:00 PM CESThttp://www.unodc.org/middleeastandnorthafrica/en/web-stories/redefining-priorities-of-the-region.htmlA year following its endorsement by the Arab States, the Steering Committee of UNODC Regional Programme on Drug Control, Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Reform for the Arab States (2011-2015), comprising different national counterparts from the Ministries of Justice, Interior and Health from 18 Member States covered by the Programme, joined in two-day meeting organized by UNODC and the League of Arab States in the Headquarters of the League, in Cairo, Egypt.http://www.unodc.org/middleeastandnorthafrica/en/web-stories/redefining-priorities-of-the-region.htmlTue, 27 Nov 2012 9:16:15 AM CEThttp://www.unodc.org/middleeastandnorthafrica/en/web-stories/jordanian-and-iraqi-officials-receive-training-to-combat-human-trafficking.html Recently, 33 law enforcement officials from the Jordanian and Iraqi Ministries of Interior gathered in Amman, Jordan, to attend a three-day anti-human trafficking workshop organized jointly by UNODC and the League of Arab States. The objective of the workshop was to build the capacities of those law enforcement practitioners to effectively prevent and investigate cases of human trafficking while assisting and protecting victims of trafficking.http://www.unodc.org/middleeastandnorthafrica/en/web-stories/jordanian-and-iraqi-officials-receive-training-to-combat-human-trafficking.htmlWed, 15 Aug 2012 1:15:52 PM CESThttp://www.unodc.org/middleeastandnorthafrica/en/web-stories/uncac-review-mechanism-workshop.htmlTwenty-two Egyptian officials from the Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Interior, Ministry of State for Administrative Development, the Public Prosecution, the National Security Authority and the Administrative Control Agency gathered on 13 August 2012, to attend a four-day workshop organized by UNODC in cooperation with the Egyptian Government at the Marriott Hotel in Cairo, Egypt.http://www.unodc.org/middleeastandnorthafrica/en/web-stories/uncac-review-mechanism-workshop.htmlSun, 15 Jul 2012 1:07:08 PM CESThttp://www.unodc.org/middleeastandnorthafrica/en/web-stories/evidence-confirms-alarming-concentrated-hiv-epidemic-among-injecting-drug-users-in-libya.html26 June 2012, Tripoli - UNODC, UNAIDS, WHO, the European Union and the National Center for Disease Control met to hear the new evidence confirming the suspected concentrated HIV epidemic among people who inject drugs in Libya, and to confer on the identified priorities for a strengthened and multi-sectorial national response during the Scientific and Advocacy Symposium on HIV/AIDS. The event was organized by UNODC and the National Center of Disease Control under the auspices of the Ministry of Health in Tripoli.http://www.unodc.org/middleeastandnorthafrica/en/web-stories/evidence-confirms-alarming-concentrated-hiv-epidemic-among-injecting-drug-users-in-libya.htmlWed, 30 May 2012 3:33:06 PM CESThttp://www.unodc.org/middleeastandnorthafrica/en/web-stories/strengthening-egypts-complaint-mechanisms-against-corruption.htmlTaking a new practical step towards assisting the Egyptian Government in its fight against corruption, 70 representatives from various national service ministries and governmental agencies, including oversight bodies such as the Transparency and Integrity Commission, the Parliament, the civil society and political parties joined together in a two-day workshop organized by United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Ministry of Administrative Development with the purpose of strengthening Egypt's current reporting and complaints mechanisms against corrupt acts.http://www.unodc.org/middleeastandnorthafrica/en/web-stories/strengthening-egypts-complaint-mechanisms-against-corruption.htmlMon, 14 May 2012 4:56:05 PM CESThttp://www.unodc.org/middleeastandnorthafrica/en/web-stories/partners-meet-to-redefine-priorities.htmlResponding to recent political changes and deep transformation witnessed by the region, including, but not limited to, the outcry to fight corruption, recover stolen assets and reform institutions, UNODC, jointly with the League of Arab States, organized a two-day meeting with countries of the region to redefine priorities under the Regional Programme on Drug Control, Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Reform for the Arab States (2011-2015).http://www.unodc.org/middleeastandnorthafrica/en/web-stories/partners-meet-to-redefine-priorities.htmlTue, 10 Apr 2012 5:02:00 PM CESThttp://www.unodc.org/middleeastandnorthafrica/en/web-stories/justice-for-children-roundtable.htmlSeeking to coordinate national efforts to ensure that children have access to justice before, during and after contact with the law, in partnership with the Ministry of Justice, UNODC and Terres des homes organized the “Justice for Children Roundtable”.  Representatives from 21 governmental actors, non-governmental actors and development partners gathered together for the two-day Roundtable, hosted at the Ministry of Justice during the period 10 and 11 April 2012.http://www.unodc.org/middleeastandnorthafrica/en/web-stories/justice-for-children-roundtable.htmlTue, 28 Feb 2012 4:59:00 PM CEThttp://www.unodc.org/middleeastandnorthafrica/en/web-stories/launch-of-incb-report.htmlThe  World Drug Report (WDR) 2012 was launched by ROMENA on 2 July 2012 in a press conference at the United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) in Cairo. The report was presented by Mr. Faisal Hegazy, Programme Officer at UNODC Regional Office for the Middle East and North Africa, and Mr. Amr Othman, Director of the Fund for the Prevention and Treatment of Addiction, who gave insight into the importance of the report as a tool in the face of drug issues in the international community and within the region. It is clear that the Arab Spring has left many more susceptible to the dangers of drugs and drug trafficking in the region, particularly given the decreased security situation.http://www.unodc.org/middleeastandnorthafrica/en/web-stories/launch-of-incb-report.htmlMon, 02 Jan 2012 4:59:00 PM CEThttp://www.unodc.org/middleeastandnorthafrica/en/web-stories/new-regional-representative.htmlOn 2 January 2012, Mr Masood Karimipour (USA) assumed his functions as UNODC Regional Representative for the Middle East and North Africa based in Cairo. Prior to joining the Regional Office, Mr. Karimipour served as UNODC Regional Representative in the Regional Office for Central Asia (ROCA), based in Uzbekistan.http://www.unodc.org/middleeastandnorthafrica/en/web-stories/new-regional-representative.htmlThu, 08 Dec 2011 4:54:00 PM CEThttp://www.unodc.org/middleeastandnorthafrica/en/web-stories/forensic-services-palestine.html The Forensic Services for the Palestinian National Authority project was launched on Thursday, 8/12/2011 at Hotel Caesar in Ramallah under the auspices of the Ministers of Interior, Justice and Planning in cooperation with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). The project aims to improve the institutional capacity of the forensic laboratory and forensic medicine to manage and deliver services in an integrated manner within the Palestinian territories.http://www.unodc.org/middleeastandnorthafrica/en/web-stories/forensic-services-palestine.html