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Cybercrime: protecting children from online abuse and exploitation

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Information and communication technologies have transformed societies around the world. Children's vulnerability to exploitation has been exacerbated by their unprecedented access to computers and mobile technologies. With the aim of gaining a better understanding of the problem and the challenges posed by it, UNODC recently published a Study on the Effects of New Technologies on the Abuse and Exploitation of Children.[Read More]

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Colombia Survey 2014: UNODC study shows significant increase in coca leaf production in high density areas

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The latest Colombia Coca Survey, produced by UNODC jointly with the Colombian Government, was released today showing that the country's cultivation area and cocaine production both increased substantially in 2014 compared to the previous year. The Survey notes that the net coca cultivation area was up 44 per cent year-on-year from 48,000 hectares in 2013 to 69,000 a year later.[Read More]

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UNODC, ILO call for action to prevent and respond to abusive and fraudulent labour recruitment

Job seekers looking at classified ads. Photo: UNODC

In today's globalized economy, workers are increasingly compelled to look for job opportunities far away from home, and many find employment in countries other than their own. With this in mind, UNODC, in partnership with the International Labour Organization (ILO), have launched a global call for action to prevent and respond to abuse and fraud in the recruitment of labour.[Read More]

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