Issue 29 | January 5, 2012
A quick and easy way to update yourself on the latest UNODC and international drugs and crime news

UNODC News

• Blue for good: fashion with a conscience for victims of human trafficking
• UNODC and OSCE join efforts to tackle crime and drugs
• Lebanon joins the Blue Heart campaign against human trafficking
• New UNODC paper sheds light on smuggling of migrants by sea
• Improving forensic services in the occupied Palestinian territories
• UNODC chief discusses drug and crime challenges with Thai Royal Princess
• Opium cultivation and production in South-East Asia give cause for concern

Highlights

Opium cultivation and production in South-East Asia give cause for concern

15 December 2011 -The 2011 South-East Asia Opium Survey launched today in Bangkok by UNODC points to "significant increases" in opium poppy cultivation in Myanmar and the Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR).

"The high prices for opium in the Lao DPR and Thailand, as well as steep price increases in Myanmar, are making production attractive to farmers", said Yury Fedotov, UNODC Executive Director, calling for the creation of alternative livelihoods to wean farmers off opium poppy cultivation. [Read More]

Read our latest publications

• 15 December 2011 - South-East Asia - Opium survey 2011

Other International Drugs and Crime News

• UN News Centre: 30 December 2011 - DR Congo: UN experts outline sources of funding for armed rebels
• INTERPOL: 19 December 2011 - INTERPOL leads crackdown on illegal wildlife markets in Asia
  
• EMCDDA: 15 December 2011 - Latest analysis highlights changing trends in illicit production of amphetamine in Europe

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