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- 20/11/2009 - Eastern Africa: UNODC to address rising environmental crime
- 19/11/2009 - UNODC fights HIV and AIDS in Southern Africa and Brazil
- 18/11/2009 - UNODC releases new crime prevention assessment tool
- 13/11/2009 - Doha deal creates corruption monitoring mechanism
- 12/11/2009 - Secretary-General condemns human trafficking and migrant smuggling
- 11/11/2009 - New software makes it easier to fight corruption
- 10/11/2009 - Corruption conference opens in Doha
- 06/11/2009 - Corruption is a crime against development, says new UN campaign
- 05/11/2009 - Keeping tabs on synthetic drugs
- 02/11/2009 - UNODC film premieres in Europe
- 29/10/2009 - Mauritius: police seek to serve
- 28/10/2009 - Triangular cooperation fights drugs and builds confidence
- 21/10/2009 - UNODC reveals devastating impact of Afghan opium
- 19/10/2009 - New report on devastating impact of Afghan opium
- 16/10/2009 - "Lives are for sale in Europe", warns UNODC
- 12/10/2009 - Third global corruption conference in Doha
- 09/10/2009 - Brazil: taking corruption to the big screen
- 06/10/2009 - UNODC, INTERPOL offer training to combat terrorism
- 02/10/2009 - Vietnamese police trained to tackle domestic violence
- 30/09/2009 - Photo story: farmers exchange experiences in Peru
- 25/09/2009 - Drugs and HIV: voices of hope in India
- 23/09/2009 - New standards guide for United Nations police
- 18/09/2009 - International Day of Peace: we must disarm
- 17/09/2009 - How companies are dealing with corruption
- 16/09/2009 - Women hold up half the sky
- 16/09/2009 - New UNODC office opens in Panama
- 15/09/2009 - Experts to discuss corruption
- 14/09/2009 - Vulnerable youths in India get training
- 10/09/2009 - Twelfth Crime Congress to be held in Brazil in 2010
- 07/09/2009 - Ten stories the world should hear more about
- 04/09/2009 - Initiative to curb trade in chemicals for illicit drugs
- 02/09/2009 - Afghan opium production in significant decline
- 01/09/2009 - Afghan opium figures to be released
- 01/09/2009 - Speaking the language of sport
- 28/08/2009 - UNODC releases new anti-human trafficking manual
- 28/08/2009 - UNODC looks back at 30 years in Vienna
- 25/08/2009 - Costa Rica signs up to improve security in ports
- 20/08/2009 - Interview with counsellor at Bhutan Narcotic Control Agency
- 18/08/2009 - New pact to fight organized crime in Asia
- 13/08/2009 - Mexico endorses Blue Heart Campaign
- 12/08/2009 - International Youth Day: It's your health, it's your future
- 10/08/2009 - Jury hears testimonies of human trafficking and HIV
- 07/08/2009 - Evidence of drug lab activity in West Africa
- 06/08/2009 - Freshta Jamal: helping women to resettle
- 03/08/2009 - UNODC provides counter-terrorism training to Afghan officials
- 31/07/2009 - South meets South: ex-coca and ex-opium farmers exchange experiences in Peru
- 27/07/2009 - UNODC staff making a difference in Afghanistan
- 23/07/2009 - Ghana sentences human traffickers
- 21/07/2009 - Sex imported from Africa
- 17/07/2009 - Mother of six speaks of her journey with drug addiction
- 15/07/2009 - G8 warns of "converging threats"
- 14/07/2009 - Islamic law addresses human trafficking
- 10/07/2009 - Oil theft lubricates corruption in West Africa
- 08/07/2009 - Fake medicines in West Africa a health risk for all
- 07/07/2009 - Organized crime plundering West Africa, says UNODC report
- 07/07/2009 - UNODC Executive Director to address Security Council on West Africa
- 06/07/2009 - Model Law to help States fight modern slavery
- 03/07/2009 - In conversation with Mohamed Rashid, a recovering drug user
- 02/07/2009 - Managua meeting strengthens regional response to drugs and crime in Central America
- 30/06/2009 - Statistics highlight link between injecting drug use and HIV
- 29/06/2009 - Why does cannabis potency matter?
- 26/06/2009 - World Drug Day: Secretary-General's message and public service announcement for youth
- 25/06/2009 - Global coverage of the World Drug Report 2009
- 24/06/2009 - World Drug Report 2009 released
- 24/06/2009 - UNODC World Drug Report 2009 to be released today
- 23/06/2009 - Afghanistan identifies cutting agents for heroin
- 22/06/2009 - How does UNODC estimate opium cultivation and production figures?
- 19/06/2009 - Steep decline in coca cultivation in Colombia, as Peru and Bolivia see increase
- 19/06/2009 - Law enforcement officers trained to tackle cybercrime
- 17/06/2009 - Launch of World Drug Report 2009 to be webcast live on 24 June
- 16/06/2009 - African Union starts campaign against human trafficking
- 16/06/2009 - Commission on Narcotic Drugs Political Declaration now available online
- 12/06/2009 - Panama gets on board to boost port security
- 12/06/2009 - Child labour: girls at increased risk as economic crisis bites
- 10/06/2009 - Counter-terrorism database goes live
- 09/06/2009 - Interview: human trafficking in Bangladesh
- 05/06/2009 - The environment: individual choices are key to preservation
- 03/06/2009 - Ten years of drug control in Tajikistan
- 03/06/2009 - Triangular cooperation fights transnational trafficking
- 01/06/2009 - Preventing smuggling of drug producing chemicals into Afghanistan
- 26/05/2009 - UNODC launches new electronic newsletter
- 22/05/2009 - World drug campaign website launched
- 19/05/2009 - New York gallery displays children's art on human trafficking
- 14/05/2009 - UNODC Executive Director addresses piracy at US congress
- 14/05/2009 - Secretary-General and celebrities unite against human trafficking
- 13/05/2009 - Watch webcast of General Assembly thematic debate on human trafficking
- 12/05/2009 - Viet Nam conducts first mock trial on money-laundering
- 11/05/2009 - Combating human trafficking through collective action and art
- 08/05/2009 - UNODC calls for quality data in formulating effective drug policy
- 08/05/2009 - UNODC and UNICEF partner to help child victims
- 07/05/2009 - Chief executive officers against corruption
- 06/05/2009 - Malaysia reports its largest-ever synthetic drugs bust
- 05/05/2009 - World Bank and UNODC release guide to help States recover funds looted by dictators
- 05/05/2009 - UNODC supports the Government of Mozambique in addressing the health concerns of prisoners
- 05/05/2009 - UNODC launches new resource for legislation against money-laundering
- 28/04/2009 - Stamping out slavery
- 27/04/2009 - Economic fraud and identity-related crime: tackling a sinister new "alliance"
- 24/04/2009 - Crime Commission addresses threats to security and justice
- 24/04/2009 - United Nations human rights rapporteur denounces torture
- 23/04/2009 - Enhancing the lives of female inmates
- 23/04/2009 - Comprehensive regional response launched to combat trafficking in West Africa
- 23/04/2009 - Towards more humane prison systems
- 22/04/2009 - Earth Day: how stopping organized crime can help the environment
- 21/04/2009 - CSI Vienna: UNODC launches forensic tool for crime fighters
- 20/04/2009 - From coca to palm oil: alternative development in Peru
- 17/04/2009 - Crime Commission opens in Vienna
- 14/04/2009 - What to do about piracy?
- 14/04/2009 - Member States invited to deposit ratification instruments for crime, corruption and terrorism
- 07/04/2009 - United Nations and Inter-Parliamentary Union join forces to combat trafficking in persons
- 07/04/2009 - UNODC launches “pro-health” drug campaign on World Health Day
- 01/04/2009 - Promoting the rule of law and human security in South-Eastern Europe
- 30/03/2009 - Secretary-General Ban warns that terrorism, drugs and crime are thwarting development in Afghanistan
- 27/03/2009 - UNODC provides the Dominican Republic with legal counter-terrorism assistance
- 25/03/2009 - Breaking the silence on human trafficking
- 23/03/2009 - UNODC assists Mali to develop its anti-money-laundering system
- 20/03/2009 - Commission on Narcotic Drugs puts drug control in the context of security, health and development
- 19/03/2009 - A portable laboratory in a briefcase
- 17/03/2009 - Building family skills to prevent drug use
- 16/03/2009 - Counter-narcotics operation on the border between Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan
- 12/03/2009 - African Union Commission and UNODC launch joint project to combat drugs and crime in Africa
- 11/03/2009 - UNODC and WHO launch joint drug dependence treatment programme
- 11/03/2009 - UNODC launches 2009 Annual Report
- 10/03/2009 - Santo Domingo Pact strengthens regional cooperation to fight drugs and crime in the Caribbean
- 10/03/2009 - UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs to review global drug trends
- 09/03/2009 - Women and men unite to end violence against women and girls
- 06/03/2009 - How to tackle a disturbing consequence of drug control
- 06/03/2009 - On the synthetic drugs trail
- 05/03/2009 - UNODC launches Blue Heart campaign against human trafficking
- 02/03/2009 - West Africa under attack from narco-trafficking
- 02/03/2009 - UNODC launches Central America regional assessment on penal prosecution capacities to investigate trafficking in persons
- 27/02/2009 - Century of drug control commemorated in Shanghai
- 26/02/2009 - This day in history: The Shanghai Opium Commission, 1909
- 26/02/2009 - Preventing organized crime from spoiling peace
- 23/02/2009 - This day in history: The 1971 Convention on Psychotropic Substances
- 20/02/2009 - The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) launches its 2008 Annual Report
- 19/02/2009 - Youngsters given a sporting chance in Cairo
- 16/02/2009 - This day in history - Commission on Narcotic Drugs established
- 12/02/2009 - UNODC report on human trafficking exposes modern form of slavery
- 07/02/2009 - Mira Sorvino to be appointed goodwill ambassador
- 06/02/2009 - Stepping up counter-kidnapping work in Mexico
- 05/02/2009 - Launch of global report on trafficking in persons
- 04/02/2009 - Promoting good governance in East Africa
- 02/02/2009 - Global opium poppy cultivation is decreasing
- 30/01/2009 - What does environmental crime have in common with organized crime?
- 23/01/2009 - The 1912 Hague International Opium Convention
- 21/01/2009 - Deadly drug cocktails
- 20/01/2009 - ‘Ship riders’: tackling Somali pirates at sea
- 12/01/2009 - UNODC launches crime prevention handbook
- 06/01/2009 - Drug trafficking in the Golden Triangle
- 05/01/2009 - Executive Director assesses global threats on BBC World Today
- 29/12/2008 - UNODC releases global homicide data
- 24/12/2008 - Major drug seizure in Tajikistan
- 22/12/2008 - UNODC awarded for its work to promote the rule of law
- 16/12/2008 - Putting health at the centre of drug control
- 15/12/2008 - Tackling the Afghan opium threat
- 10/12/2008 - UNODC supports UN rights declaration
- 08/12/2008 - International Anti-Corruption Day 2008
- 05/12/2008 - UNODC launches HIV/AIDS toolkit for detention centres
- 03/12/2008 - Secretary-General Ban praises Global Sport Fund initiative
- 02/12/2008 - Abolishing slavery, eradicating human trafficking
- 02/12/2008 - Watch Antonio Maria Costa on BBC's Hardtalk
- 01/12/2008 - World AIDS Day 2008
- 27/11/2008 - Drugs finance Taliban war machine, says UN drug tsar
- 27/11/2008 - Think AIDS before you share needles
- 24/11/2008 - UNODC launches international anti-corruption campaign
- 21/11/2008 - Corruption: a “multi-headed monster”
- 19/11/2008 - Responding to drug use and HIV in Iran
- 17/11/2008 - HIV infection rates high among imprisoned women
- 10/11/2008 - Ketamine sweeps the rave scene
- 06/11/2008 - Urbanization and the rule of law
- 28/10/2008 - Drug trafficking as a security threat in West Africa
- 23/10/2008 - Alternatives to imprisonment remain on the agenda
- 20/10/2008 - Lebanon: UNODC launches report on trafficking
- 17/10/2008 - Countries pledge more support to fight organized crime
- 14/10/2008 - International Anti-Corruption Academy established in Austria
- 13/10/2008 - UNODC staff take to the stage to demonstrate good criminal trial practices
- 07/10/2008 - Countries to assess their anti-organized crime efforts
- 06/10/2008 - States strengthen legal regimes against crime and corruption
- 03/10/2008 - Cambodia tackles safrole oil production
- 24/09/2008 - UN report focuses on spread of HIV through drug injection
- 18/09/2008 - UNODC strengthens anti-trafficking units
- 09/09/2008 - New markets for synthetic drugs
- 03/09/2008 - UN to review implementation of its Counter-Terrorism Strategy
- 26/08/2008 - Opium cultivation in Afghanistan down by a fifth
- 19/08/2008 - Record heroin seizure in the UAE
- 15/08/2008 - Observing border control in Tajikistan
- 08/08/2008 - Fighting corruption with the private sector
- 31/07/2008 - Tackling the global AIDS epidemic
- 25/07/2008 - Former drug user now top athlete in Iran
- 24/07/2008 - Providing affordable IT tools to developing countries
- 16/07/2008 - Targeting precursor chemicals in Afghanistan and beyond
- 11/07/2008 - Strengthening partnerships for victim empowerment in South Africa
- 09/07/2008 - Playing against drugs in Brazil’s mini-Euro Cup
- 04/07/2008 - World Drug Day 2008
- 04/07/2008 - Civil society contributes to the UN drug policy review
- 03/07/2008 - Interview with Ingrid Betancourt’s mother
- 26/06/2008 - UNODC launches 2008 World Drug Report
- 26/06/2008 - Closer to home – drug use in six Latin American countries in focus
- 19/06/2008 - Drugs and crime in Central America and the Caribbean
- 13/06/2008 - "Tik": Crystal meth in Cape Town
- 09/06/2008 - Encountering human trafficking in Bolivia
- 04/06/2008 - United Nations General Assembly urges stronger action against human trafficking
- 29/05/2008 - Greater stability in the Balkans is lowering crime
- 27/05/2008 - Monitoring illicit crop production
- 22/05/2008 - Regional Information Centre supports counter-narcotic efforts
- 19/05/2008 - Yaba, the 'crazy medicine' of East Asia
- 14/05/2008 - Preventing drug abuse in the Middle East
- 08/05/2008 - Indian students say "I Decide"
- 05/05/2008 - Ecotourism provides Colombians with a livelihood
- 30/04/2008 - Illicit Drug Trends of Afghan opiates
- 25/04/2008 - Why should we care about cannabis?
- 22/04/2008 - South-South cooperation fights organized crime
- 18/04/2008 - UN Crime Commission addresses emerging threats
- 17/04/2008 - UNODC unveils interactive criminal justice software
- 15/04/2008 - Thai Royalty inspires women in prison
- 15/04/2008 - Rule of law: A "missing" Millennium Development Goal
- 14/04/2008 - Preventing trafficking in illicit forest resources
- 09/04/2008 - Interview with Huguette Labelle - Chair of Transparency International
- 08/04/2008 - Ricky Martin raises awareness on human trafficking in Cambodia
- 02/04/2008 - Sports help prevent drug abuse
- 31/03/2008 - UNODC and UNIDO extend Laos alternative income programme
- 28/03/2008 - Young Japanese leaders visit Vienna
- 25/03/2008 - UNODC starts working in Southern Sudan
- 19/03/2008 - Uzbek officers put UNODC training to good use
- 18/03/2008 - “Nothing Less”: Improving drug dependence treatment
- 17/03/2008 - Brazil’s first magazine on drug dependence
- 14/03/2008 - Commission on Narcotic Drugs considers future of drug control
- 14/03/2008 - Doi Tung: Thinking outside the box
- 13/03/2008 - Not So Silent Partners
- 10/03/2008 - UNODC launches its 2008 Annual Report
- 04/03/2008 - Life Award for journalistic excellence in Indonesia
- 27/02/2008 - Reaching out to youth to prevent drug abuse
- 22/02/2008 - Fighting human trafficking in Central America
- 20/02/2008 - Teachers support students under pressure
- 15/02/2008 - Costa: Vienna Forum "tipping point"
- 14/02/2008 - Ricky Martin: “React, it’s time”
- 14/02/2008 - Upset hearts
- 13/02/2008 - Tracking a monster
- 13/02/2008 - "This is not a journey that anyone should take"
- 12/02/2008 - UN.GIFT and UNODC host first global forum on human trafficking
- 11/02/2008 - Let us not close our eyes
- 08/02/2008 - Emma Thompson’s Journey
- 07/02/2008 - Corruption fights back but you cannot give up
- 06/02/2008 - UNODC anticipates another large opium crop in Afghanistan in 2008
- 04/02/2008 - Improving witness protection
- 01/02/2008 - Bali: Three steps forward
- 31/01/2008 - "As a Kenyan you get asked to pay a bribe fairly regularly"
- 30/01/2008 - Artists and UNODC unite for integrity
- 25/01/2008 - Monitoring anti-corruption work
- 23/01/2008 - Reducing the harm of drugs
- 17/01/2008 - Returning stolen assets
- 17/01/2008 - Stepping up the fight against corruption
- 11/01/2008 - Interview with the Colombian Vice-President
- 09/01/2008 - Human trafficking is closer than you think
- 07/01/2008 - UNODC and Bollywood unite against trafficking
- 04/01/2008 - UNODC strategy for 2008-2011
- 28/12/2007 - Helping street children in Bolivia
- 19/12/2007 - Assisting Guinea-Bissau
- 18/12/2007 - “Rainbow Strategy” for Afghanistan
- 18/12/2007 - International Anti-Corruption Day
- 14/12/2007 - The reality in which farmers live
- 14/12/2007 - Europe's Cocaine, Africa's Problem
- 10/12/2007 - UNODC and AU extend cooperation
- 07/12/2007 - Corruption: Your NO Counts
- 07/12/2007 - Free drugs or drug free?
- 05/12/2007 - Curbing the cocaine flow
- 03/12/2007 - Protecting witnesses
- 30/11/2007 - World AIDS Day 2007
- 29/11/2007 - Upgraded directory of Competent National Authorities
- 28/11/2007 - HIV and Prisons in sub-Saharan Africa
- 27/11/2007 - Fidela, Felix and the chocolate factory
- 27/11/2007 - Children and conflict
- 23/11/2007 - Dismantling meth labs in Cambodia
- 22/11/2007 - UNODC’s royal visitors
- 21/11/2007 - Drug trafficking and the financing of terrorism
- 20/11/2007 - Nigeria’s corruption busters
- 19/11/2007 - UNODC website relaunch
- 16/11/2007 - Afghan opium report
- 16/11/2007 - Europe's cocaine curse
- 16/11/2007 - Paris Pact: stopping the flow of opium from Afghanistan
- 31/10/2007 - Sports unites youngsters and coaches from the Middle East
- 31/10/2007 - Photo Exhibition on Human Trafficking at UN Headquarters in New York
- 31/10/2007 - World Bank and UNODC to pursue stolen asset recovery