Having their say on SDG16, youth tell E4J how to continue empowering them
April 25, 2019

Having their say on SDG16, youth tell E4J how to continue empowering them

"You are never too young to lead, and never too old to learn," once remarked the late United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, an observation which many young people around the world are eagerly adopting as a mantra, leading by example and making officials and policymakers take notice.

This month, hundreds of young people gathered in New York City for ECOSOC's (United Nations Economic and Social Council) annual Youth Forum, modelled after the High-Level Political Forum - which reviews the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.

This year, participating youth's focus was on several SDGs including goal 16, which is the remit of UNODC.

Call for Proposals: International High Level Conference on Educating for the Rule of Law
April 12, 2019

UNITED NATIONS CALL FOR PROPOSALS: International High-Level Conference on Educating for the Rule of Law

What can youth do to fight corruption, organized crime and other threats that are impacting our world? How can we make the world a trusted, safe and inclusive place? How is rule of law influencing your life? What recommendations do you have for a sustainable and peaceful future?

The United Nations wants to hear from you about your experiences, hopes and ideas about the linkages between education and the rule of law, and how youth can take action to strengthen and promote the rule of law. Successful proposal submitters will have the opportunity to present their ideas in Vienna to the participants of the Education for Justice (E4J) conference.

To help lower re-offending, UNODC and partners inaugurate two new prison rehabilitation facilities in Zambia
April 12, 2019

To help lower re-offending, UNODC and partners inaugurate two new prison rehabilitation facilities in Zambia

Prisoner rehabilitation efforts in Zambia were given a strong boost this week with the opening of two new facilities aimed at curbing recidivism in the country and promoting social reintegration. Initiated under the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime's (UNODC)  Global Programme for the Implementation of the Doha Declaration, and supported by the State of Qatar, the two centres offer a unique, inclusive approach to reducing reoffending through in-prison skills training and post-release support.

UNODC’s anti-corruption modules validated at Oxford University
April 11, 2019

UNODC's anti-corruption modules validated at Oxford University

One of the foundations of good governance is the absence of corruption, and a determination to struggle against it when cracks appear in society and government. As corruption takes many forms and comes through many channels, it is necessary to fight it through a variety of measures and ways, at different stages. Increasingly, formal education at various levels is being recognized as a pro-active, essential step in the struggle against corruption around the world.

In its concerted efforts to promote a culture of lawfulness and the rule of law, the  Education for Justice (E4J) initiative, a component of  UNODC's Global Programme for the Implementation of the Doha Declaration, has developed a series of university modules around the subject of lawfulness.

Reaching out to the general public
April 8, 2019

Reaching out to the general public

The European Network of Councils for the Judiciary (ENCJ) believes that councils and judiciaries should assume a new role to achieve a better balance of power and to strengthen the position of the judiciary, which necessitates expressing and explaining the role of an independent and accountable judiciary, within a state governed by the rule of law. In addition, councils for the judiciary should be instrumental in helping educate society about what judges do, and it is therefore essential for the councils and the judiciaries to develop their communication with the general public.