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“Here today, tomorrow, and the day after”: How human security efforts are producing results in Peru

"Here today, tomorrow, and the day after": How human security efforts are producing results in Peru. Photo: UNODC

Elohim Monard from the Peruvian Interior Ministry tells an arresting story about an old neighbourhood in Peru's capital Lima. The neighbourhood called Matute had become a tough place to live and people started calling it "The Jungle" due to its many problems. "From the very start", Mr. Monard said, "government officials refused to call it The Jungle and insisted on calling it by its proper name." The officials hoped the practice would soon spread. [Read More]

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Femicide Watch Platform prototype launched at 2017 UN Crime Commission

Femicide Watch Platform prototype launched at 2017 UN Crime Commission. Photo: UNODC

Violence against women and girls is still so deeply embedded in cultures around the world that it is almost invisible. Yet this brutality is not inevitable. Once recognised for what it is - a construct of power and a means of maintaining the status-quo - it can be dismantled. According to UNODC Global Study on Homicide, one of every two women victims of homicide is killed by her intimate partner or a family member.[Read More]

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Organized crime groups profit from asymmetric globalization, says UNODC Chief

Organized crime groups profit from asymmetric globalization, says UNODC Chief. Photo: UNODC

Transnational organized crime groups are exploiting gaps in law enforcement to create new markets and expand their operations, UNODC Executive Director, Yury Fedotov said at a high-level security conference today. "Transnational organized crime groups are profiting from asymmetric globalization, a new generation of information and communication technologies, and new ways of doing business," UNODC Chief said.[Read More]

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