Stories from UNODC South Asia

South Asia: Promoting the rule of law and countering drugs and crime in South Asia: - the UNODC Regional Programme for South Asia (2013-2015)

30 May 2013 - On 29 May 2013, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Regional Office for South Asia, based in New Delhi, India launched its Regional Programme for South Asia (2013-2015). The Regional Programme was developed under a consultative process with the Governments of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka, which started with an Expert Group Meeting in June 2012. It sets out[Read More]

***

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]

***

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]

***
All Stories