Listen to the findings of the World Drug Report 2008:

1. UNODC Executive Director Antonio Maria Costa explains to Preeta Bannerjee why the world drug containment is under threat (Duration: 4:41 -  Download)

2. Research Expert Thomas Pietschmann speaks to Preeta Bannerjee:
Overview of 2008 World Drug Report (Duration:  3:47 - Download)

100 Years of International Drug Control:
The 1909 Shanghai Convetion (Duration: 2:51- Download)
Achievements in the past century  (Duration: 2:02 - Download)
Outlook for the future (Duration: 1:28 - Download)

Escuche un resumen del Informe Anual 2008 en español.

Duración: 11:20

UNODC's expert Jeremy Douglas talks about yaba - a tablet form of methamphetamine and powerful stimulant. Yaba is now the main form of methamphetamine abused in Thailand, Laos and Cambodia as well as Viet Nam and Myanmar, where it is typically manufactured.

Duration: 3:45

Through her work with victims of human trafficking, Emma Thompson felt inspired to take action. She said that Elena's story, 'somehow contained the seeds of a rebirth and also of a creative act that could be taken'. So, she joined forces with fellow artists to create "Journey".

Duration: 3:40

Stuart Gilman, the head of UNODC's Global Programme against Corruption, talks about corruption:
Corruption - Your No Counts" campaign (Duration: 5:28  Download)
Stolen Asset Recovery Initiative - StAR (Duration: 8:36 Download)
Corruption case study from Nigeria (Duration: 7:17  Download)
Corruption case study from Peru (Duration: 3:05 Download)
Corruption case study from the Philippines (Duration 4:30 Download)

The World Drug Report presents the most comprehensive statistical view of today's illicit drug situation.

UNODC's Executive Director, Antonio Maria Costa, speaks about the report:
Drug addiction as a health problem (Duration: 0:18 Download)
Afghanistan (Duration: 0:17 Download)
Africa (Duration: 0:17 Download)
The international drug economy (Duration: 0:43 Download)
The situation in Colombia (Duration: 0:40 Download)
International drug control (Duration: 0:24 Download)
The increase in drug seizures (Duration: 0:31 Download)
The Golden Triangle (Duration 0:35 Download)

Research expert Thomas Pietschmann on:
World Drug Report overview (Duration: 7:04 Download)
Africa (Duration: 6:05 Download)
Asia (Duration: 5:43 Download)
South America (Duration: 2:15 Download)

UNODC's Brian Taylor, Chief Anti-Trafficking Section, discusses drug trafficking in West Africa with Louise Potterton after attending the 17th Meeting of the Heads of National Drug Law Enforcement Agencies (HONLEA) in Nairobi, Kenya.

Duration: 7:02

Children from Vietnam are being trafficked to the UK, where they're forced to work in cannabis factories. UNODC is working on projects in Vietnam to prevent human trafficking and is assisting the UK and Vietnamese police authorities in tackling this crime.  Troels Vester, Crime Prevention Expert, discusses the issue with Louise Potterton.

Duration: 8:35

In the yearly Afghanistan opium survey, UNODC finds that opium production in Afghanistan has increased, although more provinces are now drug-free.

English: Anja Korenblick, UNODC Research Officer
Duration: 7:52

French: Bernard Frahi, Chief, Partnership in Development Branch
Duration: 7:48

HIV/AIDS in prisons is a serious problem all over the world. UNODC has produced a document that gives guidance to governments on how to address this issue. The "Framework for an Effective National Response" suggests ways to prevent HIV transmission within prisons and provide care and treatment for HIV positive inmates - equivalent to that available to people in the community outside of prisons. Mark Shaw, UNODC Expert, discusses the issue.

Duration: 4:43

Have you ever wondered why cannabis is more dangerous for you than cigarettes? Whether you can become addicted to ecstasy or overdose on cocaine? Or what makes heroin such a dangerous drug? These questions and more are answered in the series Drugs? Ask the experts. UNODC has teamed up with a group of international teenagers to put their questions to the experts. In this series of interviews we put cannabis, ecstasy, cocaine and heroin under the spotlight. And talk frankly about the production, trafficking, and damaging effects of these illegal drugs.

Promo
Intro 
Cannabis (Duration: 9:00)
Ecstasy (Duration: 9:00)
Cocaine (Duration: 9:00)
Heroin (Duration: 9:00)

To mark the June 26 International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in 2006, UNODC launched a campaign on the theme "Drugs are not child's play". The campaign is designed to inform young people and those who have a role in shaping their lives - parents, teachers and community leaders - about the dangers of drugs, and how to keep children away from them. As part of the campaign, UNODC has produced a number of radio spots, which are available to broadcasters around the world free-of-charge:
English: Spot 1 - Spot 2 - Spot 3 - Spot 4
French: Spot 1 - Spot 2 - Spot 3 - Spot 4
Spanish: Spot 1 - Spot 2 - Spot 3 - Spot 4
Portuguese: Spot 1 - Spot 2 - Spot 3 - Spot 4