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September 2024
- 25/09/2024 - Pollution Crimes in the Marine Environment: A Looming Threat to Coastal Livelihoods in the Indian Ocean Region
- 24/09/2024 - How widespread are human trafficking and migrant smuggling in Latin America and the Caribbean? And other questions answered
- 20/09/2024 - Unlocking the science of adolescence to promote effective policy and practice
- 20/09/2024 - 911 calls: AI flags violence against women
- 12/09/2024 - Philippines: Humane approach to incarceration relieves chronic prison overcrowding
- 04/09/2024 - Explainer: removing the veil of secrecy and understanding beneficial ownership transparency
September 2023
- 29/09/2023 - “My life was threatened for doing my job”: inside one man’s efforts to prevent maritime crime on World Maritime Day
- 28/09/2023 - Empowering African youth and civil society to combat corruption
- 26/09/2023 - From cults to kidnapping: a deeper look into organized crime in Nigeria
- 25/09/2023 - UNODC Executive Director urges ‘game-changing’ action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals
- 21/09/2023 - With just seven years left, progress on Sustainable Development Goal 16 is dangerously off track, says new UN report
- 19/09/2023 - "Combatting Terror with Unity: Mainstreaming Gender Power in Eastern Africa"
- 18/09/2023 - First person: Surviving terrorism only to face stigma in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique
- 14/09/2023 - “We don’t ask questions”: Hawala payment system vulnerable to use by organized crime groups, including opiate traffickers and migrant smugglers
- 13/09/2023 - Wildlife crime: Philippine serpent eagle confiscated; several arrests made during undercover operation
- 06/09/2023 - The United Nations celebrates the inaugural International Day of Police Cooperation on 7 September by highlighting the role of women in policing
- 05/09/2023 - Emerging stronger: Furqan’s path from drug addiction to a reconstructed life
September 2022
- 27/09/2022 - Building inter-regional cooperation to combat crimes in the fisheries sector
- 26/09/2022 - New Roadmap of Cooperation signed with Armenia to address drug and crime related challenges
- 23/09/2022 - Commission on Narcotic Drugs Thematic Discussions 2022 focus on the cross-cutting issues of drug policy and human rights
- 20/09/2022 - Reducing water waste and gaining skills: new trainings provide new options for inmates in Mexico
- 16/09/2022 - Drug Trends and Challenges in Europe in Spotlight at Regional Meeting
- 14/09/2022 - Shifting gears, changing mindsets: promoting gender equality in the MENA region through a novel approach
- 13/09/2022 - New research shows that 75% of Nigerian migrants planned to use smugglers or travel facilitators for land journeys
- 07/09/2022 - 27 Tons of calcium chloride and sodium bicarbonate disposed of in landfills in Guayaquil, Ecuador
- 05/09/2022 - Connecting Ports and People - A photo exhibition in the Western Indian Ocean region
September 2021
- 24/09/2021 - Sharing good practices on addressing the COVID-19 impact on drug situation during the regional meetings of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs
- 21/09/2021 - UNODC supports Bosnia and Herzegovina in addressing violence against children
- 20/09/2021 - UNODC trains civil society in Southeast Europe on active involvement in countering corruption
- 09/09/2021 - First Global Parliamentary Summit on Counter-Terrorism
- 09/09/2021 - Container Control Programme launches pioneering Women's Professional Development Programme
- 07/09/2021 - UNODC launches publication series 'Cocaine Insights'
- 06/09/2021 - "We need you more than ever" UNODC Executive Director tells Women Speakers of Parliament in keynote speech
- 01/09/2021 - With the support of the European Union, UNODC presented the Coca Crop Monitoring Survey Report 2020
September 2020
- 30/09/2020 - UNODC & Partners Launch New Air Cargo Control Unit (ACCU) in Pakistan
- 25/09/2020 - UNODC, UNDP & partners mitigate the impact of COVID-19 through access to legal aid
- 21/09/2020 - UNODC resuming in-person Maritime Law Enforcement capacity building with Kenya Coast Guard
- 18/09/2020 - Substance Use Disorders in Humanitarian Settings
- 17/09/2020 - UNODC leverages sport to leave no one behind during COVID
- 14/09/2020 - UNODC & FIFA partner to kick out corruption and foster youth development through football
- 11/09/2020 - UNODC assists Lebanon in reestablishing container shipments in the aftermath of the Port of Beirut explosion
- 11/09/2020 - UNODC launches online module on femicide prevention and police action
- 10/09/2020 - Impact of the COVID crisis on migrant smuggling
- 07/09/2020 - New USD 1.5 million Law Enforcement Project to Counter Trafficking in Persons in Ethiopia
- 04/09/2020 - UNODC GMCP Seychelles hosts first maritime law enforcement courses aimed at combatting crimes on board fishing vessels
- 03/09/2020 - Harnessing the power of technology to combat human trafficking
- 03/09/2020 - UNODC-UN Women-INTERPOL report on women in law enforcement in the ASEAN region: increasing participation will improve effectiveness
- 02/09/2020 - 6th International Conference on Big Data for Official Statistics
- 02/09/2020 - UNODC partners with Brazil on "Freedom in the Air" initiative
- 01/09/2020 - From the Planet Zorb into the classrooms of Uzbekistan: Promoting peace, respect and acceptance
September 2019
- 30/09/2019 - Winner of Breach-Valdez Prize for Journalism and Human Rights meets UNODC experts in Vienna
- 24/09/2019 - UNODC co-organizes meeting to counter drug trafficking in the Near and Middle East
- 23/09/2019 - Bolivia joins UNODC Blue Heart Campaign against human trafficking
- 20/09/2019 - Uganda, UN and EU launch joint initiative to counter violent extremism in prisons
- 18/09/2019 - UNODC and Mozambique discuss Strategic Roadmap against Crime, Drugs and Terrorism
- 17/09/2019 - UNODC-supported Operation BENKADI tackles cross-border crime in Côte d’Ivoire, Mali and Burkina Faso
- 04/09/2019 - Sport cannot fulfil its role to promote peace if it is tarnished by criminal activity, says UNODC Executive Director
- 03/09/2019 - UNODC convenes national experts to re-design global drug information system and improve reporting on drug matters
September 2018
- 26/09/2018 - UNODC takes E4J's Model UN Guide to India
- 26/09/2018 - UNODC empowers Southeast European Civil Society Organizations to fight corruption
- 25/09/2018 - UN Secretary-General calls for urgent action on world drug problem
- 24/09/2018 - Closer Africa-Europe cooperation against human trafficking and migrant smuggling agreed in Egypt
- 21/09/2018 - More than 5,800 kilograms of cocaine seized in maritime enforcement operation “Sports Bag-2”
- 19/09/2018 - Coca Crops in Colombia at all-time high, UNODC Report finds
- 18/09/2018 - Ecuador's flagship airline TAME EP joins Blue Heart Campaign against human trafficking
- 14/09/2018 - Key Border Control Strategies identified at UNODC’s Annual Law Enforcement Experts Meeting
- 13/09/2018 - First Regional Meeting on Fisheries Crime in the Americas held in Guayaquil, Ecuador
- 12/09/2018 - UNODC, IBM and Pasos Libres Foundation organize Colombia's first hackathon against human trafficking
- 10/09/2018 - UNODC regional workshop seeks to strengthen fight against organized crime in East Africa
September 2017
- 29/09/2017 - Governor-General of Australia visits UNODC, discusses partnership on the challenges of drugs, organized crime, corruption and terrorism
- 28/09/2017 - UNODC promotes sport as tool for peace on Kyrgyz-Tajik border
- 28/09/2017 - ‘Time to stamp out human trafficking,’ says Guterres; UN pledges action to eradicate ‘heinous crime’
- 27/09/2017 - Human trafficking laws must be utilized, UNODC Chief tells UN General Assembly
- 26/09/2017 - First Multi-Stakeholder Workshop on UN Convention against Corruption in Southeast Europe Commences
- 25/09/2017 - We have a generational opportunity to trounce the traffickers and smugglers of human misery
- 21/09/2017 - Violent extremism nourishes murderous acts of terrorism, says UNODC Chief at UNGA72 Event
- 21/09/2017 - How the UN’s cybercrime unit is helping to track paedophiles and protect children
- 20/09/2017 - UNODC increases its engagement to tackle terrorism, organized crime in the Sahel
- 19/09/2017 - UNODC, WHO host second regional meeting on community management of opioid overdose in Almaty, Kazakhstan
- 18/09/2017 - UNODC supports prison authorities in addressing discrimination against women prisoners in Central America
- 15/09/2017 - UN anti-crime agency at 20; tackling terrorism, cybercrime vital for peaceful and sustainable future
- 14/09/2017 - On 20th Anniversary, UNODC eyes the future with confidence and a determination to help make world safer
- 08/09/2017 - UNODC, MINUSMA help Mali fight terrorism financing and cash smuggling
- 06/09/2017 - Bolivian high school students battle it out at the keyboard to promote justice and the rule of law
- 05/09/2017 - We have a generational opportunity to help everyone live in dignity, says UNODC Chief
September 2016
- 30/09/2016 - Treaties against human trafficking key to fighting scourge, supporting victims
- 26/09/2016 - Enhancing the capacity of academia to deliver high-quality anti-corruption education
- 26/09/2016 - South Africa joins UNODC global initiative on human trafficking and migrant smuggling
- 22/09/2016 - New report details actions to better protect our cultural heritage
- 22/09/2016 - During UNGA Summit on Refugees and Migrants, UNODC affirms need to face down migrant smugglers
- 22/09/2016 - UNODC Report: Transnational organized crime is undermining security and governance in the Pacific
- 20/09/2016 - UNODC/ECOWAS jointly launch efforts to support West Africa against drugs and crime
- 20/09/2016 - Human trafficking survivor Nadia Murad named UNODC Goodwill Ambassador
- 20/09/2016 - Spain: UNODC draws attention to organized crime, sustainable development goals at global youth forum
- 19/09/2016 - UNODC and South Eastern Europe countries call for joint work in criminal asset identification
- 14/09/2016 - UNODC supports Vietnamese Customs to establish Cash Detector Dogs programme
- 08/09/2016 - Panama: UNODC supports implementation of adversarial legal system
- 06/09/2016 - Secretary General visits community based drug treatment centre in Lao, meets drug users and their families
- 05/09/2016 - Blue Heart Gala in Panama showcases power of music against human trafficking
September 2015
- 29/09/2015 - Upholding the human rights of LGBTI people
- 28/09/2015 - UNODC’s strategic response to global prison challenges
- 28/09/2015 - Global initiative launched to counter the destruction and trafficking of cultural property by terrorist and organized crime groups
- 25/09/2015 - The Sustainable Development Goals: Steering the United Nations towards 2030
- 18/09/2015 - New campaign draws attention to plight of smuggled migrants in Mexico & Central America
- 17/09/2015 - Different approaches to a multi-faceted problem: the legal response to psychoactive substances
- 16/09/2015 - Women’s participation boosted in port control activities
- 10/09/2015 - UNODC and OSCE develop strategic approaches to reduce drug demand and drug supply to youth
- 07/09/2015 - UNODC launches strategy against human trafficking and migrant smuggling in West and Central Africa
- 03/09/2015 - Survey of maritime pirates spotlights poverty motive, threat of world’s navies
September 2014
- 30/09/2014 - UNODC helps tackle drug smuggling on Uzbek-Tajik border
- 19/09/2014 - Legal aid key in strengthening rule of law in the Sahel region
- 16/09/2014 - More co-operation needed to better prevent and respond to terrorist kidnapping and hostage-taking
- 15/09/2014 - New trends and regional differences in the manufacturing of methamphetamine
- 11/09/2014 - Recovery of stolen assets makes progress but more needs to be done, according to latest report
- 09/09/2014 - UNODC taps into maritime crime-fighting experience to tackle high seas drug smugglers
- 01/09/2014 - UNODC warns of Small Island States vulnerability to corruption during global meeting in Samoa
September 2013
- 27/09/2013 - UN Crime Body to Combat Online Child Abuse
- 27/09/2013 - Wildlife trafficking is organized crime on a 'massive scale', warns UNODC head
- 26/09/2013 - Good governance, anti-corruption efforts integral to global development, says UNODC Chief
- 25/09/2013 - Coca crop cultivation down in Peru - 2012 UNODC coca monitoring survey
- 17/09/2013 - Civil society join forces with private sector in Africa to tackle corruption
- 13/09/2013 - Shining a light on financial transactions in migrant smuggling
- 10/09/2013 - UNODC early warning system records rapid increase in legal highs in 2013
- 09/09/2013 - Prosecutors key in upholding rule of law, says UNODC Executive Director
- 04/09/2013 - Migrant smuggling, ivory trafficking, heroin trafficking, and maritime piracy identified as major organized crime threats in Eastern Africa
September 2012
- 29/09/2012 - UNODC chief presents transnational organized crime study for Central America and the Caribbean to Member States
- 28/09/2012 - Trade of Innocents: Film captures reality of child trafficking for sexual exploitation
- 27/09/2012 - On World Tourism Day, UNODC chief calls for more efforts to tackle trafficking for sexual exploitation
- 27/09/2012 - Coca bush cultivation increases in Peru - coca monitoring survey for 2011
- 25/09/2012 - As Central America confronts violence, our role is to offer assistance, says head of UNODC
- 24/09/2012 - UNODC Executive Director voices commitment to the rule of law at General Assembly
- 24/09/2012 - Where corruption flourishes, development and the rule of law fail, says UNODC chief
- 24/09/2012 - Social Good Summit 2012: “To be socially good, we need to be good socially”
- 19/09/2012 - UNODC video on transnational organized crime reaches 60,000 views
- 17/09/2012 - Coca crop cultivation "falls significantly" in Bolivia, according to 2011 coca monitoring survey
- 13/09/2012 - Plundering Mother Nature - wildlife, forests and the effects of organized crime
- 06/09/2012 - Smuggling of migrants generates billions of dollars each year for criminals
- 05/09/2012 - UNODC Executive Director: Montenegro is viable partner in fight against drugs & crime
September 2011
- 30/09/2011 - UNODC and Mexico build strategic alliance to counter organized crime
- 29/09/2011 - Blue Heart Campaign and Caracol TV shine spotlight on human trafficking in Colombia
- 28/09/2011 - UNODC head tells President Santos that Colombia plays vital role in fighting drugs and crime
- 27/09/2011 - Colombia: from illicit drugs to sustainable livelihoods
- 27/09/2011 - Colombia: naval operations target submarines used to traffic drugs
- 24/09/2011 - West Africa: another target for pirates?
- 22/09/2011 - UNODC in a new Egypt
- 19/09/2011 - Drug control and crime prevention in Kyrgyzstan
- 19/09/2011 - Viet Nam: campaigning against domestic violence through words and art
- 16/09/2011 - Growing threat of "designer drugs" in the European Union
- 14/09/2011 - Coca bush cultivation in Bolivia remains stable
- 13/09/2011 - ATS: second most commonly abused drug type worldwide
- 13/09/2011 - UNODC chief shows solidarity with victims of terrorism on tenth anniversary of 9/11
- 07/09/2011 - Querétaro: the world’s first ‘Blue Heart City’
- 05/09/2011 - Not playing around: using games to fight corruption
- 01/09/2011 - Attack on United Nations office in Nigeria: senseless and deplorable
- 01/09/2011 - UNODC launches TRACK portal and anti-corruption legal library
September 2010
- 30/09/2010 - Afghan opium production halves in 2010, according to UNODC annual survey
- 23/09/2010 - International community broadens efforts to help victims of human trafficking
- 21/09/2010 - UNODC Executive Director voices support for Millennium Development Goals
- 13/09/2010 - New UNODC Executive Director sets out immediate priorities
- 08/09/2010 - In Colombia, beauty pageant contestants get involved in fighting human trafficking
- 03/09/2010 - Secretary-General introduces new Executive Director of UNODC
- 02/09/2010 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon inaugurates world's first anti-corruption academy
- 01/09/2010 - United Nations launches global plan of action against human trafficking
September 2009
- 30/09/2009 - Photo story: farmers exchange experiences in Peru
- 25/09/2009 - Drugs and HIV: voices of hope in India
- 23/09/2009 - New standards guide for United Nations police
- 18/09/2009 - International Day of Peace: we must disarm
- 17/09/2009 - How companies are dealing with corruption
- 16/09/2009 - Women hold up half the sky
- 16/09/2009 - New UNODC office opens in Panama
- 15/09/2009 - Experts to discuss corruption
- 14/09/2009 - Vulnerable youths in India get training
- 10/09/2009 - Twelfth Crime Congress to be held in Brazil in 2010
- 07/09/2009 - Ten stories the world should hear more about
- 04/09/2009 - Initiative to curb trade in chemicals for illicit drugs
- 02/09/2009 - Afghan opium production in significant decline
- 01/09/2009 - Afghan opium figures to be released
- 01/09/2009 - Speaking the language of sport
September 2008
- 24/09/2008 - UN report focuses on spread of HIV through drug injection
- 18/09/2008 - UNODC strengthens anti-trafficking units
- 09/09/2008 - New markets for synthetic drugs
- 03/09/2008 - UN to review implementation of its Counter-Terrorism Strategy