http://www.unodc.org/unodc/feed/stories.jspxStories from UNODChttp://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/frontpage/indian-students-say-i-decide.html 8 May 2008 - UNODC and the Delhi Public School Society are working together to improve the drug awareness education in some 200 Indian schools. By integrating drug awareness into school curricula and extra-curricular activities, the programme seeks to empower youth by promoting one message: "I decide - I will not take drugs."Thu, 08 May 2008 5:07:00 PM CESThttp://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/frontpage/ecotourism-provides-colombians-with-a-livelihood.html5 May 2008 - From the window of the approaching aircraft you can make out the blue seawater, the white beaches, the cliffs and the luxuriant forest of el Chocó, inviting visitors to come and relax. Not far off, Capurganá shows up as a small settlement by the seashore where there are neither cars nor motorcycles; the only means of transport on land are horse‑drawn carts.Mon, 05 May 2008 6:50:24 PM CESThttp://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/frontpage/illicit-drug-trends-of-afghan-opiates.html30 April 2008 - Afghanistan is virtually the world's sole producer of opium, yielding at least 93 per cent of the global annual output. This poses a serious health and security threat to the world, particularly Afghanistan and its neighbours. To better understand the nature, extent and impact of this threat, UNODC has launched a series of Illicit Drug Trend reports.Wed, 30 Apr 2008 1:24:51 PM CESThttp://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/frontpage/why-should-we-care-about-cannabis.html25 April 2008 - Approximately 4 per cent of the world's adults - some 162 million people - use cannabis at least once in the course of a year, making it the world's most widely used illicit drug. In some countries, more than half of all young people have tried it. In spite of this high rate of usage, many basic facts about cannabis remain obscure.Fri, 25 Apr 2008 5:12:14 PM CESThttp://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/frontpage/south-south-cooperation-fights-organized-crime.html 22 April 2008 - Police agents and criminal experts from various Portuguese-speaking countries in Africa, as well as several South American countries, are in Brazil to attend a five-month training programme to fight organized crime more effectively.Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:22:48 PM CESThttp://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/frontpage/un-crime-commission-addresses-emerging-threats.html 18 April 2008 - The United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice wrapped up its annual session today. From 14 to 18 April, its 17th session adopted resolutions on a wide range of issues requiring effective global criminal justice responses.Fri, 18 Apr 2008 5:14:27 PM CESThttp://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/frontpage/unodc-unveils-new-inter-active-criminal-justice-software.html17 April 2008 - Effective, humane and fair criminal justice systems build public confidence and encourage respect for law and order. They also help offenders to reform and abandon crime. This is particularly important in many developing countries where citizens often lack access to justice.Thu, 17 Apr 2008 4:48:35 PM CESThttp://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/frontpage/thai-royalty-inspires-women-in-prison.html15 April 2008 - "Kamlangjai is a concept very close to my heart; everybody needs it, particularly those in desperation," said Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol of Thailand yesterday at the inauguration of her project's photo exhibition at the Vienna International Centre.Tue, 15 Apr 2008 9:52:36 PM CESThttp://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/frontpage/rule-of-law-a-missing-millennium-development-goal.html15 April 2008 - Antonio Maria Costa, head of UNODC, yesterday said the rule of law was not only a goal in itself but a means to achieving all eight Millennium Development Goals. Addressing the 17th session of the United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice in Vienna, he said there was a clear correlation between weak rule of law and weak socio-economic performance.Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:16:23 AM CESThttp://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/frontpage/preventing-trafficking-in-illicit-forest-resources.html 14 April 2008 - UNODC recently co-sponsored an international meeting of experts with the Government of Indonesia on illicit global trafficking in forest products, including timber, wildlife and other forest biological resources. The meeting was held to discuss the economic, social and environmental impact of this crime, associated offences, and the ways and means to prevent them.Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:28:13 PM CEST