http://www.unodc.org/unodc/feed/events.xmlUNODC Upcoming Eventshttp://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/press/releases/2009/April/2009-04.07.htmlTue, 07 Apr 2009 11:28:00 AM CESThttp://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/events/Global-Sport-Fund-football-camp.htmlOver 100 boys and girls from across the Middle East will gather in Jounieh, Lebanon, from 22 to 25 October for a unique sporting event organized by the Global Sport Fund to encourage young people to stay away from drugs and crime. The youngsters, aged 12-15 from Bahrain, Iraq, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar and Yemen, together with Palestinian youths, will participate in the four-day football training camp featuring skills training, fair-play education and competitive matches. The Global Sport Fund is a joint initiative between the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC). The football camp in Lebanon is the first of a series of events that will take place around the world.Mon, 22 Oct 2007 12:00:00 AM CESThttp://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/events/colombia-policetraining.htmlUNODC will train 120 officials involved in the fight against human trafficking to improve the prosecution of this crime in Colombia between 19 November - 7 December. For more information, please visit http://www.unodc.org/colombia/es/trata.html. Fri, 23 Nov 2007 2:08:00 PM CEThttp://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/events/united-nations-workshop-on-gun-control.htmlThe workshop, jointly organized by UNODC and the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (UN-LiREC), is the first in a series of workshops on on gun control, ammunition and explosives. This series aims to inform and sensitize the public about these topics and the need for adequate legislation in Bolivia.Fri, 23 Nov 2007 2:22:35 PM CEThttp://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/events/UN-GIFT-child-soldiers.htmlThe High-Level Expert Meeting on Trafficking in Children and Armed Conflict: Preventing and Combating the Recruitment and Use of Child Soldiers will take place in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, from 26 - 28 November. The objective of the meeting is to develop of a shared understanding of the issue of trafficking in persons in conflict and post conflict contexts. The event takes place within the framework of UN.GIFT - an initiative designed to have a long-term impact and to create a turning point in the global fight against human trafficking. Throughout 2007 and 2008, events will take place across the world globe to raise awareness, reduce the vulnerability of potential victims, and examine the human impact of this crime with a view to spurring action to eliminate it. For more information, please visit www.ungift.org.Fri, 16 Nov 2007 2:04:19 PM CEThttp://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/events/Reconvened-Fiftieth-session-of-the-Commission-on-Narcotic-Drugs.htmlMembers of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) will meet in Vienna from 27-28 November. For documents related to the session, please visit http://www.unodc.org/unodc/commissions/CND/session/50reconvened.html.Sun, 28 Oct 2007 3:34:34 PM CEThttp://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/hiv-aids/world-aids-day.html1 December is World AIDS Day.Sat, 01 Dec 2007 12:00:00 AM CEThttp://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/events/5th-paris-pact-policy-consultative-group-meeting.htmlThe Paris Pact Policy Consultative Group Meetings (PCGM) convene annually to identify and set in motion concrete measures to stem the increasing levels of opiates trafficked from Afghanistan and address the drug abuse situation in priority countries. The meetings bring together policy-makers from several countries and inernational organizations who can decide upon expert recommendations and influence resource allocation. The Paris Pact Initiative is a partnership of more than 50 countries and international organizations to combat traffic in and consumption of Afghan opiates.Wed, 28 Nov 2007 2:26:52 PM CEThttp://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/corruption/International-Anti-Corruption-Day.htmlThe International Day against Corruption is marked every year on 9 December to recognize that we all have a personal responsibility to help end corruption. Visit: http://www.unodc.org/yournocounts  Fri, 26 Oct 2007 3:35:54 PM CESThttp://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/events/CAC-COSP-2.htmlThe Second session of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption will take place in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, from 28 January - 1 February 2008. Please find relevant conference documents here.Wed, 31 Oct 2007 3:10:53 PM CET