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UNODC Launches New Counter-Terrorism Programme in Iraq

Iraq, 11 April 2018 - In recent years Iraq has been a target of several terrorist groups and militants who carried out numerous attacks. With the rise of terrorism threats in Iraq, UNODC has multiplied its efforts in providing legal, capacity building and technical assistance to the Government.[Read More]

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GLO.ACT Supports Second Workshop for Judges on Migrant Smuggling and Human Trafficking

Hurghada, Egypt - 17 April  2018 - In collaboration with the National Coordinating Committee on Preventing and Combating Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling and the National Center for Judicial Studies, UNODC, under the framework of GLO.ACT , organized a second training seminar for 39 senior judges and investigators from Upper Egypt and Cairo from 3 - 6 April 2018. Participants also included 5 military judges from the Red Sea Province and 3 designated investigators from the National Control Authority.[Read More]

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Jordan: Second Mock Trial on Trafficking in Persons in the MENA Region

Jordan, March 2018 -  For the second time in the Middle East and North Africa region, UNODC conducted a mock trial session on trafficking in persons based on a staged case scenario. The event took place at the Dead Sea in Jordan from 13 to 17 March 2018. [Read More]

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