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Stories on Organized Crime

May 2013

• 08/05/2013 - UNODC Chief highlights importance of social inclusion in crime prevention during visit to Police Pacification Unit in Rio de Janeiro
• 03/05/2013 - 'Safe to Speak' against organized crime and corruption – World Press Freedom Day

April 2013

• 23/04/2013 - Heads of UNODC and CITES urge wildlife and forest offences to be treated as serious transnational organized crimes
• 06/04/2013 - UN Tourism and Crime bodies to call on tourists to play a role in reducing illicit trafficking

March 2013

• 06/03/2013 - How does the work of the United Nations in Vienna affect your daily life?

February 2013

• 25/02/2013 - Tracking transnational organized crime in West Africa
• 14/02/2013 - Experts discuss the role of organized crime in the production and trade of fraudulent medicines

January 2013

• 29/01/2013 - Honouring corporate creativity and courage in the fight against human trafficking
• 15/01/2013 - Myanmar joins the PATROL counter-trafficking effort in the Greater Mekong Sub-region
• 10/01/2013 - Blue Heart Campaign against human trafficking gathers strength with new initiatives

December 2012

• 11/12/2012 - UNODC Executive Director: To save the orangutan, we must break the links between illegal timber trade, corruption and transnational organized crime
• 06/12/2012 - Lao PDR “extremely vulnerable” to trafficking by transnational organized crime groups, says UNODC Executive Director

November 2012

• 29/11/2012 - UNODC Executive Director offers support to Thailand to fight “region’s worsening organized crime and illicit drug trafficking problem”

October 2012

• 30/10/2012 - Trafficking in cultural property: organized crime and the theft of our past
• 21/10/2012 - Vienna conference closes after week long discussion on transnational organized crime
• 16/10/2012 - New UNODC crime-fighting tool turns lessons of the past into policies for the future
• 15/10/2012 - Proceeds of transnational crime in billions, number of victims in millions, says UNODC chief
• 02/10/2012 - Sixth session of Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Transnational Organized Crime to be held in Vienna

September 2012

• 29/09/2012 - UNODC chief presents transnational organized crime study for Central America and the Caribbean to Member States
• 19/09/2012 - UNODC video on transnational organized crime reaches 60,000 views

July 2012

• 26/07/2012 - Criminals rake in $250 billion per year in counterfeit goods that pose health and security risks
• 16/07/2012 - New UNODC campaign: transnational organized crime is a US$870 billion a year business

June 2012

• 29/06/2012 - Making a dent in counterfeit goods and drug shipments

May 2012

• 23/05/2012 - UNODC and partners launch regional programme for South-Eastern Europe
• 21/05/2012 - UNODC chief pays first official visit to Ukraine
• 17/05/2012 - Top United Nations officials underscore need to combat organized crime in Central America

April 2012

• 27/04/2012 - Crime Commission ends with call for practical action against organized crime
• 23/04/2012 - Transnational crime threatens MDGs, Crime Commission told
• 19/04/2012 - 21st session of Commission on Crime Prevention & Criminal Justice to be held in Vienna
• 17/04/2012 - UNODC and European Union border management agency sign cooperation agreement

March 2012

• 30/03/2012 - Senior UNODC and OSCE staff review past activities, plan for the future
• 12/03/2012 - Brazil pledges annual contribution to strengthen UNODC work in the region

February 2012

• 08/02/2012 - Member States strongly support "One-UN" approach to organized crime and drug trafficking
• 03/02/2012 - Economic crises may trigger rise in crime

January 2012

• 26/01/2012 - UNODC chief announces a comprehensive study on cybercrime

December 2011

• 22/12/2011 - UNODC and OSCE join efforts to tackle crime and drugs
• 15/12/2011 - UNODC chief discusses drug and crime challenges with Thai Royal Princess
• 12/12/2011 - We must remember victims of organized crime and drug trafficking, says UNODC chief
• 07/12/2011 - UNODC strengthens counter-narcotics assistance to Afghanistan and neighbouring countries

November 2011

• 23/11/2011 - Organized crime and drug trafficking major threats to international peace and security, UNODC head tells Security Council

October 2011

• 25/10/2011 - Illicit money: how much is out there?

August 2011

• 22/08/2011 - UNODC and UN-Habitat release guidelines to help prevent crime in urban areas

July 2011

• 29/07/2011 - UNODC and Mexico launch project to protect journalists

June 2011

• 09/06/2011 - Organized crime, organized responses: countering cross-border crime

May 2011

• 25/05/2011 - Awash with money - organized crime and its financial links to Somali piracy
• 19/05/2011 - UNODC and ITU join forces to make the Internet safer
• 12/05/2011 - Growing links between fraudulent medicines and organized crime

April 2011

• 21/04/2011 - UNODC Executive Director notes key role of Russia in curbing drug trafficking
• 08/04/2011 - Public-private sector partnership is crucial in tackling organized crime

March 2011

• 17/03/2011 - Crime and its deadly link with terrorism
• 03/03/2011 - UNODC and United Nations peacekeeping forces team up to combat drugs and crime in conflict zones

February 2011

• 25/02/2011 - Global alliance strengthens commitment to fight wildlife-related and environmental crime

January 2011

• 26/01/2011 - UNODC teams up with Mexico to launch statistics centre
• 14/01/2011 - UNODC releases guide to strengthen examination of documents at borders

November 2010

• 24/11/2010 - Tackle organized crime to save the tiger, says UNODC Executive Director
• 09/11/2010 - UNODC expands services to promote global security and development

October 2010

• 22/10/2010 - Member States take positive step on the road to the effective implementation of transnational organized crime convention
• 20/10/2010 - Civil society role crucial in combating transnational organized crime, says UNODC head
• 18/10/2010 - International cooperation can help tackle organized crime – UNODC head
• 14/10/2010 - Governments to address threat of transnational organized crime

August 2010

• 26/08/2010 - When cheap fakes mean paying too high a price
• 23/08/2010 - Bolivia welcomes new UNODC representative
• 02/08/2010 - UNODC promotes international cooperation in West and Central Asia

July 2010

• 16/07/2010 - Pakistan and UNODC join forces to respond to the threats of drugs and crime
• 12/07/2010 - Secretary-General appoints Yury Fedotov of Russian Federation Executive Director of UNODC

June 2010

• 17/06/2010 - International criminal markets have become major centres of power, UNODC report shows
• 14/06/2010 - UNODC to launch report on the globalization of crime
• 04/06/2010 - Gun Sculpture draws attention to victims of armed violence
• 01/06/2010 - Illegal logging in Indonesia: the link between forest crime and corruption

May 2010

• 26/05/2010 - Crime Commission tackles new challenges
• 17/05/2010 - Crime Commission opens in Vienna with call for better justice delivery
• 13/05/2010 - Crime Commission to meet in Vienna for its nineteenth session
• 03/05/2010 - UNODC strengthens partnership in the Middle East and North Africa

April 2010

• 29/04/2010 - UNODC enters partnership to address organized crime in Guatemala
• 20/04/2010 - Crime Congress wraps up with "Salvador Declaration"
• 12/04/2010 - Twelfth Crime Congress opens in Salvador, Brazil
• 09/04/2010 - UNODC and Bolivia launch six-year programme to combat drugs and crime
• 08/04/2010 - UNODC 2010 Annual Report released

March 2010

• 29/03/2010 - Massive seizure of drug-making chemicals in Pakistan
• 23/03/2010 - UNODC addresses Security Council on small arms situation in Central Africa
• 19/03/2010 - Security Council to review security situation in Central Africa
• 17/03/2010 - UNODC assists Guatemala in tackling organized crime

February 2010

• 26/02/2010 - UNODC signs cooperation agreement with European justice body
• 24/02/2010 - Organized crime deepens humanitarian crises, warns UNODC
• 23/02/2010 - Security Council to discuss crime and instability

January 2010

• 22/01/2010 - Guinea-Bissau: UNODC to support set up of a police academy

December 2009

• 07/12/2009 - Security Council to focus on drug trafficking

November 2009

• 24/11/2009 - Eastern Africa: ministers endorse UNODC regional programme
• 23/11/2009 - UNODC hosts regional meeting on justice and security
• 20/11/2009 - Eastern Africa: UNODC to address rising environmental crime
• 18/11/2009 - UNODC releases new crime prevention assessment tool

September 2009

• 23/09/2009 - New standards guide for United Nations police
• 18/09/2009 - International Day of Peace: we must disarm

August 2009

• 18/08/2009 - New pact to fight organized crime in Asia

July 2009

• 15/07/2009 - G8 warns of "converging threats"
• 08/07/2009 - Fake medicines in West Africa a health risk for all
• 07/07/2009 - Organized crime plundering West Africa, says UNODC report

June 2009

• 19/06/2009 - Law enforcement officers trained to tackle cybercrime
• 05/06/2009 - The environment: individual choices are key to preservation

May 2009

• 14/05/2009 - UNODC Executive Director addresses piracy at US congress
• 08/05/2009 - UNODC and UNICEF partner to help child victims
• 06/05/2009 - Malaysia reports its largest-ever synthetic drugs bust

April 2009

• 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
• 23/04/2009 - Comprehensive regional response launched to combat trafficking in West Africa
• 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
• 01/04/2009 - Promoting the rule of law and human security in South-Eastern Europe

March 2009

• 10/03/2009 - Santo Domingo Pact strengthens regional cooperation to fight drugs and crime in the Caribbean

February 2009

• 26/02/2009 - Preventing organized crime from spoiling peace

January 2009

• 30/01/2009 - What does environmental crime have in common with organized crime?

December 2008

• 22/12/2008 - UNODC awarded for its work to promote the rule of law

October 2008

• 17/10/2008 - Countries pledge more support to fight organized crime
• 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

July 2008

• 11/07/2008 - Strengthening partnerships for victim empowerment in South Africa

May 2008

• 29/05/2008 - Greater stability in the Balkans is lowering crime

April 2008

• 22/04/2008 - South-South cooperation fights organized crime
• 15/04/2008 - Rule of law: A "missing" Millennium Development Goal

February 2008

• 04/02/2008 - Improving witness protection

January 2008

• 04/01/2008 - UNODC strategy for 2008-2011

December 2007

• 14/12/2007 - Europe's Cocaine, Africa's Problem
• 05/12/2007 - Curbing the cocaine flow

November 2007

• 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

October 2007

• 16/10/2007 - Escopetarra: Instrument of peace