Stories from Liaison and Partnership Office (LPO) in Brazil

UNODC Research: 2020 saw a woman or girl being killed by someone in their family every 11 minutes

Brasilia, 26 November 2021  - Globally 81,000 women and girls were killed in 2020, around 47,000 of them (58 per cent) died at the hands of an intimate partner or a family member, which equals to a woman or girl being killed every 11 minutes in their home. This is according to data published today by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).   [Read More]

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UNODC promotes the third edition of the series of Technical Dialogues to discuss best practices of integrity in public procurement

Brasilia, November 11, 2021  - The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) will promote the third series of six Technical Dialogues entitled  "Good practices of integrity in public procurement and protection of reporters in the health sector post-Covid-19".    [Read More]

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UNODC's global project strengthens integrity in the private sector, civil society and academy

Brasilia, 11 November 2021- The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has started the first activities to validate the program of actions of the "Global Action for Business Integrity" project, a result of the partnership between UNODC and Siemens AG at global level and will be implemented in three years (2021-2024) in seven countries: Brazil, Colombia, Egypt, Ethiopia, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan.[Read More]

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