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Cutting crime 'manifestly important' to sustainable development, UN General Assembly told

The Executive Director of UNODC, Yury Fedotov (left), and the President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Martin Sajdik. (C) UN Photo/Devra Berkowitz

Reducing violent crime is critical to sustainable development, UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov told the General Assembly this week, spotlighting that while global progress has been made in combatting the scourge, homicide levels in low and lower-middle income countries have increased by 10 per cent over the last decade. Mr. Fedotov was speaking at a high-level session on crime prevention and criminal justice in the post-2015 development agenda, ahead of April's 13th UN Crime Congress.[Read More]

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Science in a suitcase: Testing for illicit drugs in Southeast Asia

Participants from Myanmar at a UNODC training on field test kits to detect precursor chemicals. Photo: UNODC

The production and movement of methamphetamines and heroin, plus the trafficking of precursors necessary to produce illicit drugs, present a major threat to the countries forming the Greater Mekong Sub-region. And while personnel dealing with these issues have traditionally lacked the correct resources to swiftly and systematically identify seized substances, UNODC's Global SMART Programme is helping to change this.[Read More]

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UNODC in the Kyrgyz Republic: Bringing the police closer to the people

Official opening of a new police station in Jalal-Abad, Kyrgyz Republic

Community ties between the police and locals in the Kyrgyz Republic moved a step closer this past month with the opening of a new police station in the city of Jalal-Abad.The construction of the police station - a joint project between UNODC, the Kyrgyz Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the US Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs - is part of joint efforts aimed at strengthening cooperation between law enforcement and local communities on crime prevention and public safety.[Read More]

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