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December 2012

• 21/12/2012 - International day to "ACT against Corruption" marked worldwide
• 18/12/2012 - At Triangular Initiative Ministerial Meeting, UNODC Chief stresses regional cooperation in face of illicit drug threat
• 18/12/2012 - International Migrants Day: Working to tackle organized crime and the exploitation of migrants
• 17/12/2012 - Yes to sports, no to drugs : Russian cyclists take message around the world
• 12/12/2012 - Increase in global child trafficking gives cause for concern, says new UNODC report
• 12/12/2012 - Methamphetamine use on the rise in East and South-East Asia
• 11/12/2012 - UNODC Executive Director: To save the orangutan, we must break the links between illegal timber trade, corruption and transnational organized crime
• 11/12/2012 - For an ecology of the mind: blending drug rehab with nature conservation in Sumatra
• 10/12/2012 - UNODC trains over 100 NGOs to help fight corruption
• 09/12/2012 - On International Anti-Corruption Day, UNODC highlights damage to development and the environment
• 07/12/2012 - UNODC Executive Director pledges continued UN support to Indonesia’s anti-corruption efforts
• 06/12/2012 - Lao PDR “extremely vulnerable” to trafficking by transnational organized crime groups, says UNODC Executive Director
• 04/12/2012 - UNODC Executive Director meets Viet Nam Deputy PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc
• 01/12/2012 - UNODC Executive Director Meets Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
• 01/12/2012 - UNODC Chief visits Myanmar, offers UNODC support on poppy, stresses need for all countries to adopt UN Anti-Corruption Convention

December 2011

• 28/12/2011 - Blue for good: fashion with a conscience for victims of human trafficking
• 22/12/2011 - UNODC and OSCE join efforts to tackle crime and drugs
• 20/12/2011 - Lebanon joins the Blue Heart campaign against human trafficking
• 19/12/2011 - New UNODC paper sheds light on smuggling of migrants by sea
• 16/12/2011 - Improving forensic services in the occupied Palestinian territories
• 15/12/2011 - UNODC chief discusses drug and crime challenges with Thai Royal Princess
• 15/12/2011 - Opium cultivation and production in South-East Asia give cause for concern
• 12/12/2011 - We must remember victims of organized crime and drug trafficking, says UNODC chief
• 09/12/2011 - Secretary-General calls for action by all to end scourge of corruption
• 07/12/2011 - UNODC strengthens counter-narcotics assistance to Afghanistan and neighbouring countries
• 06/12/2011 - Free online course for justice professionals dealing with child victims
• 01/12/2011 - UNODC helps female injecting drug users to fight HIV

December 2010

• 23/12/2010 - Corruption: Making your NO count the world over
• 21/12/2010 - Myanmar ATS situation worsening
• 17/12/2010 - On Migrants Day, UNODC unveils tools to help States address plight of smuggled and trafficked victims
• 16/12/2010 - Mira Sorvino calls for support of UN human trafficking fund
• 15/12/2010 - Afghan crop surveyors put their lives on the line
• 13/12/2010 - Jump in South-East Asian opium poppy cultivation
• 11/12/2010 - Private sector crucial in fight against human trafficking
• 09/12/2010 - Clean hands are good for business
• 08/12/2010 - New United Nations public service award category on corruption
• 06/12/2010 - UNODC and Yemen launch five year integrated country programme to tackle organized crime
• 03/12/2010 - NGOs a vital link in fight against drugs, says UNODC Executive Director
• 01/12/2010 - Tajikistan is the first line of defence in stemming Afghan drugs, says UNODC Executive Director
• 01/12/2010 - Access to HIV services is a right for drug users

December 2009

• 29/12/2009 - Looking back and forging ahead: 10 ways UNODC makes a difference
• 22/12/2009 - Ecuador and Panama: Container Control Programme leads to seizures
• 18/12/2009 - Migrant smuggling a thriving business in Eastern Africa
• 17/12/2009 - Afghan Opium Survey: export value of Afghan opium is falling
• 14/12/2009 - South-East Asia: worrying trend in opium cultivation
• 10/12/2009 - Intelligence-sharing centre opened in Kazakhstan
• 09/12/2009 - Security Council debates "devastating impact" of drug trafficking
• 08/12/2009 - Fight corruption, save development
• 07/12/2009 - Security Council to focus on drug trafficking
• 05/12/2009 - Nicolas Cage new UNODC Ambassador for Justice
• 04/12/2009 - Donors help West Africa
• 02/12/2009 - Domestic "service" or domestic slavery?
• 02/12/2009 - East Asia: new rules for women prisoners
• 01/12/2009 - "I am living my rights"

December 2008

• 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

December 2007

• 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
• 17/12/2007 - Anti-corruption round-table in Brazil - 9 December
• 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: Act Against Corruption
• 07/12/2007 - Free drugs or drug free?
• 05/12/2007 - Curbing the cocaine flow
• 03/12/2007 - Protecting witnesses