United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

Issue 44 | January 21, 2013

A quick and easy update of the latest UNODC and international drugs and crime news.

UNODC News

• Sustainable tourism boosts local economies in Colombia
• Myanmar joins the PATROL counter-trafficking effort in the Greater Mekong Sub-region
• UNODC pays tribute to former INCB President Hamid Ghodse
• International day to "ACT against Corruption" marked worldwide
• Yes to sports, no to drugs: Russian cyclists take message around the world

Highlights

Blue Heart Campaign against Human Trafficking gathers strength with new initiatives

The Blue Heart Campaign has gained additional support with new initiatives around the world. Switzerland became the latest country to join the Campaign, and in Colombia and the Republic of Serbia, cinema and theatre have been used to generate awareness and serve as a stark warning to potential victims about false promises of a better life. As a destination country for traffickers, Switzerland is affected by this global phenomenon and with it's joining of the Blue Heart Campaign, the country renewed its commitment to the fight against this crime. [Read More ]

Latest UNODC publications

• Trafficking in Persons Handbook for Parliamentarians (Arabic)
• Global Report on Trafficking in Persons 2012
• South-East Asia Opium Survey 2012 (Lao PDR and Myanmar)
• 2012 World Drug Report (Now available in all six official UN languages)

Other international drugs and crime news

• CITES - CITES welcomes United Nations Security Council call to investigate links between elephant poaching, ivory smuggling and illicit financing of the LRA
• EMCDDA - New EMCDDA report reveals risks of substance use behind the wheel
• Europol - Payment card fraud in the European Union: Perspective of law enforcement agencies
• UN News Centre - UN official welcomes joint anti-drug trafficking efforts of Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan

Resources

• UNODC in the News
• UNODC Campaigns
• UNODC Social Media

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