Stories from Liaison and Partnership Office (LPO) in Brazil

Homicide kills far more people than armed conflict, says new UNODC study

Vienna, 8 July  - Some 464,000 people across the world were killed in homicides in 2017, surpassing by far the 89,000 killed in armed conflicts in the same period, according to the Global Study on Homicide 2019 published today by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).[Read More]

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UNODC and Salvador City Hall hold a cycle of free conversations on violence against womenr realizam ciclo de conversas gratuito sobre violência contra mulheres

Salvador, 1 July, 2019 - The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Municipal Secretariat of Policies for Women, Children and Youth of Salvador (SPMJ, by its acronym in Portuguese), with the support of Caixa Seguradora Institute and Shopping of Bahia, joined efforts to promote, on the afternoon of 6 July, 2019, from 3 pm to 7 pm, at Shopping Bahia, the cycle of free and open discussions about violence against women.[Read More]

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World Drug Report 2019: 35 million people worldwide suffer from drug use disorders while only 1 in 7 people receive treatment

Vienna, 26 June 2019 - Improved research and more precise data have revealed that the adverse health consequences of drug use are more severe and widespread than previously thought. Globally, some 35 million people are estimated to suffer from drug use disorders and who require treatment services, according to the latest World Drug Report, released today by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).[Read More]

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