Through the PROMIS project, the UNODC launched an innovative initiative to foster judicial cooperation through the deployment of two Nigerian prosecutors first in Italy and then in Spain. Following the interest expressed on this initiative by many other countries UNODC jointly with the Syracuse International Institute for Criminal Justice and Human Rights, organized a stakeholders meeting to discuss the overall progress made. Read more

UNODC supports Women as Peacemakers in Mali and Niger

UNODC, in partnership with UNWOMEN, has developed a project targeting women as peacemakers in the region between Mali and Niger. The project aims at rebuilding trust between the most vulnerable communities, the FDS, and the relevant crime agencies, through a gender approach. Read more

UNODC marks 2019 International Day Against Drug Abuse and Drug Trafficking in Senegal

The world drug problem is one of the most challenging issues the States are facing. It has wide-ranging impacts on the health and well-being of individuals, families and communities, as well as on the security and sustainable development of nations. Therefore, preventing and addressing drug challenges is essential to delivering on a fundamental global pledge, enshrined in the SDGs: to leave no one behind. Read more