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- 11/11/2009 - UNODC to Open Office in Libya
- 09/11/2009 - States Urged to Use UN Anti-Corruption Treaty to Restore Integrity in the Financial System
- 06/11/2009 - Corruption is a Crime Against Development Says New United Nations Campaign
- 21/10/2009 - UNODC reveals devastating impact of Afghan opium
- 16/10/2009 - Lives are for sale in Europe, warns UNODC
- 13/10/2009 - Experts Meet to Strengthen Global Counter-terrorism Response
- 17/09/2009 - New report highlights corporate anti-corruption practices
- 01/09/2009 - Afghan Opium Market Plummets, says UNODC
- 07/08/2009 - Evidence of clandestine laboratory activity in West Africa
- 07/07/2009 - Organized Crime Plundering West Africa, Says UNODC Report
- 26/06/2009 - World Drug Day Focuses on Reducing Suffering and Vulnerability
- 24/06/2009 - World Drug Report 2009 Highlights Links Between Drugs and Crime
- 19/06/2009 - UNODC Reports Steep Decline in Cocaine Production in Colombia
- 17/06/2009 - Advisory: World Drug Report 2009 to be launched in Washington on 24 June
- 22/05/2009 - UNODC Training Leads to Drugs Seizure at Ghanaian Port
- 21/05/2009 - UNODC and Regional Cooperation Council to promote security and justice in South East Europe
- 20/05/2009 - UNODC Director praises Iran’s drug control efforts, calls for greater international support
- 11/05/2009 - Ross Bleckner to be appointed Goodwill Ambassador by United Nations Office On Drugs And Crime on 12 May
- 16/04/2009 - UN Commission assesses growing threat of organized crime to security
- 09/04/2009 - Crime Commission Meets to Confront “Global Crime Wave”
- 07/04/2009 - UNODC launches “pro-health” drug campaign on World Health Day
- 20/03/2009 - UNODC and Iran sign agreements to reduce vulnerability of women and Afghan refugees to drugs and HIV/AIDS
- 12/03/2009 - Political Declaration and Action Plan map out future of drug control
- 11/03/2009 - UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs meets to address world drug problem
- 09/03/2009 - UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs to review effectiveness of drug control
- 05/03/2009 - UNODC launches Blue Heart campaign against human trafficking
- 26/02/2009 - “Positive Balance Sheet” from Century of Drug Control
- 12/02/2009 - “Denial and Neglect Undermine the Fight against Human Trafficking”, says UNODC Director
- 02/02/2009 - UN drugs tsar warns of “Pyrrhic victory” against Afghan opium
- 02/02/2009 - Development Key to Opium-Free Golden Triangle, says UNODC
- 16/12/2008 - UNODC Proposes Measures to Stop Piracy in the Horn of Africa
- 08/12/2008 - Calls for Greater Financial Integrity on International Day against Corruption
- 27/11/2008 - Drugs finance Taliban war machine, says UN drug tsar
- 13/11/2008 - UNODC Chief, Russia discuss efforts to combat drug trafficking
- 28/10/2008 - UNODC Warns of Narco-Trafficking Threat to Security in West Africa
- 13/10/2008 - International Anti-Corruption Academy Established in Austria
- 09/10/2008 - UNODC warns of “hemispheric threat of drugs” to the Americas
- 08/10/2008 - 147 Nations Meet in Vienna to Intensify the Fight against Organized Crime
- 29/09/2008 - UN Works to Strengthen Justice and Integrity in Iraq (also available in Arabic)
- 09/09/2008 - UNODC Warns of Growing Abuse of Synthetic Drugs in the Developing World
- 26/08/2008 - Opium Cultivation Down by a Fifth in Afghanistan
- 26/06/2008 - UNODC Report Warns that Progress in Drug Control is under Threat
- 18/06/2008 - UNODC Survey Shows Coca Cultivation Up, Production Level
- 12/06/2008 - UN Drugs Chief Praises Massive Cannabis Bust in Afghanistan
- 29/05/2008 - Greater Stability in the Balkans is Lowering Crime, reports UNODC
- 08/05/2008 - Agreement to Strengthen Border Cooperation between Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan Reached in Tehran
- 05/05/2008 - UNODC Receives Grant from OPEC Fund to Improve Drug Treatment
- 16/04/2008 - UNODC Calls for Assistance to Fight Drugs, Crime and Violence in the Sahel
- 14/04/2008 - Security and Justice Key to Reaching Millennium Development Goals, says UNODC
- 10/04/2008 - UN Crime Commission to Focus on Violence against Women
- 17/03/2008 - Iraq urged to use the UN Convention against Corruption to improve governance
- 10/03/2008 - UNODC says world drug problem contained, but not solved
- 07/03/2008 - UNODC Chief Praises Thailand for Arrest of “Lord of War”
- 07/03/2008 - Commission on Narcotic Drugs to Review Effectiveness of International Drug Control
- 21/02/2008 - UNODC Urges Liechtenstein to “Enhance its Financial Integrity”
- 15/02/2008 - Vienna Forum strengthens global fight against human trafficking
- 13/02/2008 - Policy makers and celebrities unite in call for action on human trafficking
- 13/02/2008 - UNODC launches witness protection manual
- 13/02/2008 - Media Advisory - Vienna Forum to host daily media briefings programme
- 12/02/2008 - First ever global forum on human trafficking to launch united campaign to fight the crime
- 11/02/2008 - Exclusive preview of ‘The Journey’ with Emma Thompson
- 06/02/2008 - Container Exhibit Highlights Plight of Trafficking Victims
- 06/02/2008 - UNODC anticipates another large opium crop in Afghanistan in 2008
- 01/02/2008 - Launch of the “Afghanistan Opium Winter Rapid Assessment Survey”
- 28/01/2008 - UN Anti-Corruption Conference Opens in Bali
- 23/01/2008 - Press conference on Second Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption
- 22/01/2008 - Vienna Forum to fight human trafficking
- 15/01/2008 - Bali Conference to Strengthen Integrity and Fight Corruption
- 19/12/2007 - European Union and UNODC to assist Government with Victim Empowerment Programme
- 14/12/2007 - UNODC Warns of Cocaine Trafficking Threat in West Africa
- 12/12/2007 - Qatar’s Crown Prince receives UNODC award for pioneering youth sports project
- 11/12/2007 - UNODC Hails African Union Plan to Fight Drugs and Crime
- 03/12/2007 - Korean company helps UNODC fight cyber-crime
- 28/11/2007 - World AIDS Day Joint Communique of UNODC, UNAIDS, World Bank
- 27/11/2007 - West Africa Urged to Reduce Vulnerability of Children to Trafficking
- 16/11/2007 - Opium Amounts to Half of Afghanistan's GDP in 2007, Reports UNODC
- 15/11/2007 - UNODC Chief Warns that Europe's Cocaine Abuse is Now Endangering Africa
- 13/11/2007 - UNODC Head Praises Anti-Corruption "Climate Change" in Nigeria
- 31/10/2007 - New Measures Against the Afghan Opium Tsunami
- 25/10/2007 - Media advisory: Photography exhibition on human trafficking to open at UN headquarters in New York
- 22/10/2007 - GSF camp kicks off in Lebanon
- 19/10/2007 - Global Sport Fund Football Camp Unites Middle Eastern Youth Against Drugs and Crime
- 10/10/2007 - UNODC Reports "Worrisome" Rise in Myanmar Opium Production
- 17/09/2007 - World Bank and UNODC to Pursue Stolen Asset Recovery
- 27/08/2007 - UNODC reports diverging trends between opium-free north and lawless south of Afghanistan
- 22/08/2007 - UNODC to benefit from premiere of the movie Trade, starring Kevin Kline
- 06/07/2007 - UNODC and Colombian authorities to destroy almost 14,000 firearms on International Gun Destruction Day.
- 06/07/2007 - UNODC welcomes entry into force of International Convention for Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism
- 26/06/2007 - UN drug agency reports "significant and positive changes" in world drugs markets. Countries urged to provide greater health care to drug addicts.
- 26/06/2007 - UNODC upgrades border crossing in Albania
- 18/06/2007 - The opening of the first regional anti-human trafficking conference in Eastern Africa
- 14/06/2007 - Coca cultivation falls in Andean region, more development assistance needed to maintain progress
- 12/06/2007 - Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan agree to strengthen counter-narcotics cooperation
- 25/05/2007 - UNODC chief proposes Asian drug control mechanism to counter synthetic drugs and precursor chemicals
- 23/05/2007 - Violent crime and drug trafficking pose serious threats to development in Central America, UNODC warns
- 21/05/2007 - UNODC to launch new report on effects of violence and drugs on development in Central America
- 17/05/2007 - UNODC Goodwill Ambassador Alessandro Scotti wins prestigious German media prize
- 10/05/2007 - Press Briefing, Implementing the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy
- 10/05/2007 - UN drugs chief calls for introduction of drug testing to help curb substance abuse
- 09/05/2007 - Vienna Symposium to Discuss Practical Measures to Implement United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy
- 08/05/2007 - UNODC chief to address Istanbul news conference on support for global efforts against legalizing cannabis
- 03/05/2007 - High levels of crime and violence threaten Caribbean growth and prosperity
- 23/04/2007 - UNODC head calls for more effective global crime control regime
- 19/04/2007 - UNODC co-sponsors screening of “Human Trafficking” film in Vienna
- 19/04/2007 - UNODC Executive Director to hold news conference at opening of UN Crime Commission
- 05/04/2007 - UNODC to partner with Anglican Church of South Africa in hosting faith-based anti-human-trafficking forum
- 04/04/2007 - African governments willing to tackle corruption but more needs to be done, UNODC chief says
- 04/04/2007 - UNODC chief welcomes major cocaine seizure in Guinea-Bissau, urges full backing for police
- 29/03/2007 - UNODC and Dubai police sign agreement to tackle drug trafficking and abuse
- 26/03/2007 - UNODC launches Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking
- 22/03/2007 - Japanese students support UNODC by raising money for drug control
- 22/03/2007 - Media advisory: New Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking to be launched at London event
- 14/03/2007 - EMCDDA and UNODC reinforce partnership and launch treatment demand toolkit
- 12/03/2007 - UNODC chief says world drug problem is being contained
- 09/03/2007 - Press briefing on the 50th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs
- 08/03/2007 - UNODC chief, Lithuanian President discuss efforts to stabilise Afghanistan
- 05/03/2007 - Afghan opium cultivation shows divergent north-south trends in 2007, UNODC survey shows
- 01/03/2007 - UNODC welcomes Canada’s support for fight against drugs and crime in Afghanistan
- 26/02/2007 - UNODC proposes plan for improving border security between Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan
- 23/02/2007 - UNOV/UNODC project teams receive UN21 Awards
- 15/02/2007 - Senior UN official praises China’s efforts to curb corruption
- 10/02/2007 - United Nations Convention against Corruption Receives 100th Ratification
- 07/02/2007 - UNODC strengthens collaboration with NGOs in drug control
- 06/02/2007 - UNODC reports significant increase in drugs and crime programmes in 2006
- 05/02/2007 - UNODC launches updated multilingual dictionary of drugs under international control
- 31/01/2007 - UNODC head urges Mexico to become “chokepoint” in regional drug trade
- 29/01/2007 - UNODC Colombia presents Bob Geldof with an escopetarra
- 15/01/2007 - UNODC chief welcomes $6.6 million German donation to rebuild Afghan police force