Stories from UNODC South Asia

India: UNODC drug law enforcement trainings enhance official capacities on investigations, prosecutions and legal frameworks

Two capacity-building workshops were organized in New Delhi for senior and operational-level officials of law enforcement agencies from Northeast India, the Railway Protection Force and the Indian Coast Guard. Modules were focused on legal frameworks, investigations and prosecutions, search and seizures, synthetic drugs and forensic testing, among others.[Read More]

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Bhutan: UNODC builds stakeholder capacities and strengthens public awareness to counter Trafficking in Persons

A series of two-day trainings on countering Trafficking in Persons were organised in collaboration with the Department of Law and Order, Bhutan, for representatives from local government, frontline organisations, health workers and civil society in the Samdrup Jongkhar, Lhuntse and Mongar districts. Young people and educators in schools were also engaged through special awareness programs on preventing human trafficking.[Read More]

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Nepal: UNODC educates vulnerable groups in prison settings on HIV/AIDS prevention, harm reduction and social reintegration

Under the joint Unified Budget, Results and Accountability Framework (UBRAF) mechanism, UNODC conducted an educational awareness program on harm reduction, HIV prevention, testing services and social reintegration for women who use drugs for female inmates and staff at the Central Prison of Kathmandu.[Read More]

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