Greater Mekong countries pledge to strengthen cooperation to fight illicit drugs threat in Southeast Asia

Nay Pyi Taw, 9 May 2013 -Calling the rapid increase in consumption and production of narcotic drugs a threat to Southeast Asia that undermines regional development, representatives of the six Greater Mekong Sub-region countries and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) signed today an agreement commiting them to strenghten... [Read More]

Myanmar to set up Border Liaison Offices (BLOs) to counter migrant smuggling and environmental crimes

Nay Pyi Taw, 1 March 2013 - Myanmar law enforcement representatives agreed to establish new Border Liaison Offices (BLO) in 2013 in selected hot-spots to counter the smuggling of migrants and some environmental crimes. Officers stationed in BLO areas will receive training in anti-smuggling equipment and responses to improve the effectiveness... [Read More]

Myanmar joins the PATROL counter-trafficking effort in the Greater Mekong Sub-region

Bangkok (Thailand), 11 January 2013 - Myanmar took an important step today to join an ongoing regional counter-smuggling effort supported by UNODC in the Greater Mekong Subregion. The project - called PATROL ( Partnership Against Transnational crime through Regional Organized Law enforcement) already links Cambodia, Thailand and Viet Nam with... [Read More]

10/01/13 - Myanmar becomes the 165th State Party to UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC)

01/12/12 - UNODC Executive Director Meets Daw Aung San Suu Kyi

01/12/12 - UNODC Chief visits Myanmar, offers UNODC support on poppy, stresses need for all countries to adopt UN Anti-Corruption Convention

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