Stories from UNODC South Asia

India: Countering corruption in the private sector: a shared responsibility

17 May 2013 -  The private sector in India is vibrant and growing - accounting for a large share of the country's gross domestic product (GDP).  Around 25 percent of the GDP can be attributed to public procurement with the private sector being a main supplier of goods and services.  Public procurement in India takes place both at the central and state level with over 35 Ministries at the central level, 28 states and 7 union territories procuring independently.[Read More]

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Bhutan: Working against human trafficking - focusing on rights, not on numbers

11 April 2013 - Bhutan is beginning to feel the nudges of organized crime with more number of human trafficking cases being reported over the past few years. The National Commission for Women and Children (NCWC), Royal Government of Bhutan documented the first case study on human trafficking in 2007, when a young girl from Darjeeling, India was brought to Thimphu, Bhutan where she was forced into domestic servitude. Since 2007, NCWC has recorded cases of[Read More]

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Misuse of prescription drugs major problem in South Asia

8 March 2013 - The drug problem affects communities globally and therefore it is the shared responsibility of the world community to address it jointly, states the Annual Report of the International Narcotics Control Board 2012. With regard to South Asia, the report highlights that pharmaceutical preparations are being diverted from pharmaceutical industries leading to a major abuse problem. The report, which was presented[Read More]

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