UNODC is mandated to support the Member States in facing threats and impact of drugs and crime. A number of conventions, treaties, and international instruments guide our work such as;
The United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC)
The United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC)
Convention on Narcotic Drugs (1961)
Convention on Psychotropic Substances (1971)
Convention against the Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psycotropic Substances (1988)
The Compendium of UN standards and norms in crime prevention and criminal justice.
International legal framework against terrorism, including 19 international legal instruments.
General Assembly Resolution on Technical assistance provided by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime related to counter-terrorism A/RES/74/175