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Role of Private Sector in Tackling Corruption Discussed at Egyptian Businesses for Peace Iftar

As corruption erodes every pillar of business success, the private sector has therefore a vital role to fight it. With this in mind, UNODC along with the United Nations Global Compact Network in Egypt (UNGCNE), the International Organization for Migration in Egypt (IMO), and the United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) organized on 15 June 2017 an iftar under the theme, "Egyptian Businesses for Peace".[Read More]

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One third of global drug users are women, Says the 2016 INCB Annual Report

It is important that gender aspects be taken into account when examining the world's drug problem, for example in light of the fact that whereas one third of global drug users are women and girls, only one in five drug treatment recipients is female, and an increasing number of women are being arrested for drug-related crimes.  This as well as other facts were highlighted in the 2016 INCB Annual Report, launched on 2 March 2017 by UNODC Regional Office for the Middle East and North Africa and General Ahmed Samak, INCB Secretariat Board Member, in a press conference, in Cairo.[Read More]

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Combating the phenomenon of migrant smuggling in Libya

Smuggling of migrants is a global phenomenon that negatively affects origin, transit and destination States. In recent years, this phenomenon has magnified, particularly in the Middle East and North Africa. This is due to the deteriorating security crises in countries of conflict and in relation, the lack of adequate border control.[Read More]

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