Issue 19 | May 8 2012
A quick and easy way to update yourself on the latest UNODC news from East Asia and the Pacific

UNODC News

Australia

• Australia an 'obvious target' for international crime

Indonesia

• Indonesia 2012-2015 Country Programme Approved
• New UNODC publication examines impact of corruption on the environment

Myanmar

• UNODC alternative development programme in Myanmar gets boost from UN Sec-Gen

the Philippines

• Philippines Counter-Terrorism Training: Evidence-based, intelligence-led, working together

Thailand

• Arrival of Lao PDR prosecutor to Republic of Korea kicks off Regional Prosecutor Exchange Programme
• UN Special Rapporteur on Right to Health discusses harm reduction in Thailand
• UNODC reports successes, tackles new and emerging threats in East Asia and Pacific

Viet Nam

• UNODC works to develop domestic violence prevention training module for Viet Nam police

Highlight

UNODC alternative development programme in Myanmar gets boost from UN Sec-Gen

Yangon (Myanmar), 1 May 2012 - Myanmar's recent by-election results are yet another sign that real change is occurring in the country. When taken together with the release of political prisoners, the signing of ceasefire agreements, and the on-going negotiations between the Government and armed ethnic groups, these changes - thought impossible little more than a year ago - give new grounds for hope. Still, much remains to be done. [Read More]

Read our latest publications and reports

• Implementation Update: 3 (pdf)
• South-East Asia: Opium Survey 2011 (Lao PDR, Myanmar) (pdf)
• 2011 Patterns and Trends of Amphetamine-Type Stimulants and Other Drugs, Asia and the Pacific (pdf)
• Guidelines for the Safe handling and disposal of chemicals used in the illicit manufacture of drugs (pdf)
• Amphetamines & Ecstasy: 2011 Global ATS Assessment (pdf)
• World Drug Report 2011
• Implementation Update: 2 (pdf)
• Implementation Update: 2 - Executive Brief (pdf)

Upcoming Events

• Vienna, Austria - 30 May -1 June: the Working Group on the Smuggling of Migrants
• Vientiane, Lao PDR - 14-15 May: Workshop on AML/CFT for non-financial business and professions sectors
• Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam - 10-11 May: Workshops to implement Inter-Ministerial Circulars on Money Laundering investigations and prosecutions
• Hue, Viet Nam - 9-11 May: Training for legal aid providers on domestic violence prevention
• Hanoi, Viet Nam -7-8 May: Workshops to implement Inter-Ministerial Circulars on Money Laundering investigations and prosecutions

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