Issue 18 | January 10, 2011
A quick and easy way to update yourself on the latest UNODC and international drugs and crime news

UNODC News

• Southern Africa: UNODC works to help end violence against women
• Rani: an unwavering advocate for freedom from slavery and human trafficking
• Maldives: empowering communities to address drug use
• Myanmar ATS situation worsening
• On Migrants Day, UNODC unveils tools to help States address plight of smuggled and trafficked victims
• Mira Sorvino calls for support of UN human trafficking fund

Highlight

Corruption: Making your NO count the world over

23 December 2010 - Corruption is a global crime, a scourge which knows no barriers and one which affects nearly ever facet of life. It is also one which, through collaborative, international awareness raising and action can be beaten.

Since it's inception in 2003, this is what the annually recognized International Anti-Corruption Day has set out to achieve all around the world - events, roundtable discussions, marches, and campaigns have been organized between Governments, civil society groups, private individuals and UNODC in a bid to highlight the dangers behind corruption and expose what was once only discussed in hushed tones.(Read more...)

Read our latest publications

• Toolkit to Combat Smuggling of Migrants (pdf)
• South-East Asia - Opium survey 2010 - Lao PDR, Myanmar (pdf)
• Patterns and Trends in Amphetamine-Type Stimulants and Other Drugs (pdf)
• Guide for the development of forensic document examination capacity (pdf)
• Online Edition- Basic Training Manual on Investigating and Prosecuting the Smuggling of Migrants
• Model Law against the Smuggling of Migrants (pdf)

Other International Drugs and Crime News

• Interpol: 20 Dec - Gabon police rescue 140 victims of child trafficking and labour in INTERPOL co-ordinated operation
• Interpol: 16 Dec - European Union Decision endorses central role of INTERPOL against maritime piracy off Somalia
• ILO: 16 Dec - OSCE, ILO launch new study 'Strengthening Migration Governance'
• African Union: Algiers Experts Meeting On The Draft African Model Law On Counter-Terrorism
• Interpol: 15 Dec - Vienna hosts first anti-corruption INTERPOL-StAR asset recovery meeting
• European Commission: Dec - EU ratifies UN Convention on disability rights

• European Drug Agency: 30 Nov - EU drugs agency launches new guidelines for HIV testing in injecting drug users
• UN News: 16 Dec -UN And Partners Unveil Programme To Combat West Africa’s Growing Drug Trade
• UN News: 15 Dec - UN Officials Stress Need For Coordinated Anti-Terrorism Effort In Central Asia

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