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A tribute to our fallen colleagues

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On Monday 7 April, two colleagues working for UNODC, Clément Gorrissen, aged 28, and Simon Davis, aged 57, were cruelly killed in an attack by an unidentified gunman in Puntland, Somalia. The two men, who often worked together, were on mission in Somalia to offer technical advice and to help build local capacities in the specialised field of illicit money flows.[Read More]

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UNODC chief launches new Caribbean regional programme

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UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov has launched the Regional Programme in support of the Caribbean Community's (CARICOM) Crime and Security Strategy at an event held at the UN Headquarters in New York.

In his speech, Mr. Fedotov pointed out that transnational organized criminal activities have been identified in the CARICOM Crime and Security Strategy as an immediate and significant threat.[Read More]

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Triathlete crosses a continent to raise awareness on human trafficking

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Since the Blue Heart campaign was launched in Mexico in April 2010, UNODC has been working in the prevention of human trafficking and to raise awareness among those most vulnerable to this crime. UNODC has joined forces with iEmpathize to support Mexican-Canadian ultra-marathoner Norma Bastidas, a survivor of human trafficking and sexual abuse, in her latest undertaking: to run, cycle and swim the more than 5,000 kilometers between Cancun, Mexico, and Washington, DC.[Read More]

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