Issue 19 | February 23, 2011
A quick and easy way to update yourself on the latest UNODC and international drugs and crime news

UNODC News

• UNODC Executive Director and Qatari Government to address strategic security and justice issues
• UNODC Executive Director visits wildlife reserve in Abu Dhabi
• UNODC Executive Director Underlines Need to Strengthen Terrorism Prevention in the Gulf and Neighbouring Regions
• UN Trafficking Fund announces new grant opportunities for NGOs as donations near US$ 1 million
• UNODC assists Pakistan in drug control work along Khyber pass
• Awareness and education are key to beating human trafficking
• Executive Director defines role of UNODC in new counter-piracy plan for Somalia
• UNODC predicts slight decrease in opium poppy cultivation in 2011
• UNODC teams up with Mexico to launch statistics centre
  

Highlight

Civil society organizations have vital role to play in implementation of United Nations Convention against Corruption

14 February 2011 - Corruption undermines democratic institutions, slows economic development and contributes to governmental instability. Civil society organizations not only act as watchdogs for governments but also support government efforts to provide services to all citizens in a transparent and democratic manner. The United Nations Convention against Corruption is the first legally binding international instrument to acknowledge the contribution that civil society can make to combating corruption. (Read More)

Read our latest publications

• Afghanistan Opium Survey 2011 - Winter Rapid Assessment
• Afghanistan - Opium survey 2010
• Toolkit to Combat Smuggling of Migrants (pdf)
• South-East Asia - Opium survey 2010 - Lao PDR, Myanmar (pdf)

Other International Drugs and Crime News

• Interpol: 18 Feb-Pan-African INTERPOL meeting sets course for united action against transnational crime
• UN News: 3 Feb-Somalia: UN launches new anti-piracy plan calling for greater global naval support
• Interpol: 2 Feb- Sixth Global Congress on Combating Counterfeiting and Piracy Opens in Paris
• EU: 31 Jan- Council calls for assessment of EU Drugs Strategy
• IOM: 2 Feb- Study Highlights Plight of Young Central American Migrants in Mexico's Southern Border Region

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