eNews@East Asia and the Pacific

Issue 18 | April 3 2012
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Viet Nam communes trial community-based drug dependence treatment

Hanoi (Viet Nam), 27 March 2012 - As part of its goal to reduce illicit drug relapse rates, Viet Nam has just begun to pilot a community-based drug dependence treatment programme in three northern provinces. Developed by Vietnamese authorities with the support of UNODC's Treatnet II project, the pilot projects - located in the provinces of Hoa Binh, Thai Binh, and Thanh Hoa - are part of a model that, it is hoped, will become a blueprint for a national community-based drug treatment service. [Read More]

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  • Ha Noi, Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh city, Viet Nam - 30 April-3 May: Training for trainers on UNPLUGGED materials
  • Ha Noi, Viet Nam - 27 April: Launching of ATS report
  • Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam - 25-27 April: Training for legal aid providers on domestic violence prevention
  • Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam - 25-26 April: Cambodia - Viet Nam Cross Border Meeting
  • Vientiane, Lao PDR - 25 April: Workshop on Roles of Actors in the Criminal Justice System
  • Phnom Penh, Cambodia - 24-26 April: Training to bank compliance officers on AML/CFT and Suspicious Transaction Reporting requirements
  • Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam - 24 April: PATROL - Viet Nam National Steering Committee Meeting
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  • Ha Noi, Viet Nam - 16-20 April: Training for officials working at the airport in Ha Noi and Ha Noi police and judiciary
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  • Hoa Binh, Viet Nam - 11-13 April: Training for legal aid providers on domestic violence prevention
  • Vientiane, Lao PDR - 10-11 April: National Public Consultation to Finalize Draft Extradition Law
  • Takeo, Cambodia - 10 April: PATROL - Cambodia Project Advisory Committee Meeting
  • Ha Noi, Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh city, Viet Nam - 9-20 April: Training on ATS and its consequences
  • Binh Duong, Viet Nam - 4-5 April: Training for prisoners and other detainees on HIV prevention requirements, and on the development availability of and access to prevention, treatment and care services
  • Hanoi, Viet Nam - 3 - 13 April: Training of Trainers for Vietnam Border control officials
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  • Krabi, Thailand - 2-4 April: PATROL Monitoring Workshop
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