UNODC Executive Director meets Viet Nam Deputy PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc

Hanoi, 4 December 2012 - In his first ever official visit to Viet Nam, Mr. Yury Fedotov, Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), met today with Mr Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Deputy Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam and Chairman of the National Committee on AIDS, Drugs and Prostitution Control. Mr. Fedotov noted the country's... [Read More]

Using theory and practice to fight cross-border crimes

Ho Chi Minh City, 15 November 2012 - It would be as easy as usual, he thought. After packing some ivory carvings, a rhino horn and 300 grams of heroin in a suitcase, Sok drove a few kilometres to the border with Viet Nam, went through the checkpoint, and into the nearby small town across the border. His contact, Dung, met him at the restaurant. [Read More]

Viet Nam Penal Code gaps hinder prosecution of travelling child sex offenders

Hanoi, 2 November 2012 - Inconsistencies and gaps in Viet Nam's Penal Code - including the lack of any clause directly governing child sex tourism crimes - hinder the effective investigation and prosecution of crimes by travelling child sex offenders, according to a recently-concluded national survey of the country's investigative officers... [Read More]

04/10/12 - Eight ASEAN Member States and China debate making voluntary, community-based treatment a priority for people who use drugs

24/09/12 - In Asia, growing support for voluntary treatment for illicit drug users

13/09/12 - Viet Nam, US, UK, the Wildlife Conservation Society and UNODC partner to combat Transnational Crime

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