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UNODC ramps up judicial education through distant learning in Pakistan during the times of COVID

23 April 2020, Online - The unprecedented nature of the outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has also opened up opportunities including the one utilised by the UNODC Country Office Pakistan (COPAK), Criminal Justice and Legal Reforms Programme to ingeniously reconfigure its engagement methodology to continue its support towards strengthening the rule of law reforms in Pakistan. A notable intervention to this end is the launch of  Judicial Education[Read More]

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UNODC's agile training approach fosters prevention and control of COVID-19 in the prisons of Sindh

17 April 2020, Online - Minimising transmission of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) among the prison inmates is a critical challenge faced by the Prison Departments across Pakistan. The prison quarters and correctional facilities are largely overcrowded to enable and enforce preventive measures through social distancing. The inmates live in close proximity to each other, share toilets and showers without observing personal hygiene, like handwashing and sanitation. [Read More]

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UNODC's Global Integrity Education Project kicks-off with the first working group discussion in Lahore

14 March 2020, Lahore - The private sector and education systems play a crucial role in the anti-corruption efforts of the state. UNODC, under the new Siemens-funded Global Integrity Education Project brings together business and academia to develop and implement an innovative integrity education programme in universities and companies. The ultimate goal of this project is to foster ethical decision-making in the private sector by equipping young graduates with ethical mindsets and skills to work as ' ethics ambassadors' at the start of their career. [Read More]

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