UNODC Digital Press Room

2014

27/01/2014

Message on the 10th anniversary of the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air

18/01/2014

UNODC Executive Director condemns "senseless and cowardly" attack on civilians in Kabul restaurant

16/01/2014

“More must be done to confront drug trade, rise in domestic addiction,” says UNODC Chief in meeting with Afghan Counter-Narcotics Minister

14/01/2014

New UNODC campaign raises consumer awareness of links between organized crime and $250 billion a year counterfeit business

06/01/2014

UNODC Executive Director welcomes appointment of new Board of Trustees for UN Trust Fund for trafficking victims

27/02/2014

UNODC signs new cooperative agreement with Bahrain

24/02/2014

Media Alert: UNODC/UNWTO/UNESCO to launch anti-trafficking campaign at International Tourism Bourse (ITB) 2014

04/02/2014

World drug problem the focus of high-level debate in Vienna, 13-14 March

22/03/2014

57th CND session ends with resolutions that signpost way forward in tackling illicit drugs

14/03/2014

Joint Ministerial Statement stresses health, prevention and treatment in countering world drug problem

14/03/2014

Triangular Initiative underscores need to address maritime routes for Afghan opium

13/03/2014

High-Level Review opens, UNODC Chief calls for "balanced approach" when countering illicit drugs

12/03/2014

High-Level Review on world drug problem opens later this week

05/03/2014

UNWTO, UNODC and UNESCO launch anti-trafficking campaign

03/03/2014

Planet’s biodiversity threatened by wildlife crime says UNODC Chief on World Wildlife Day

30/04/2014

Violence against children, illicit timber trafficking, and smuggling of migrants to be examined at Crime Commission

10/04/2014

Some 437,000 people murdered worldwide in 2012, according to new UNODC study

09/04/2014

UNODC provides additional information on colleagues killed in Somalia

08/04/2014

UNODC chief launches new Caribbean regional programme during New York mission

07/04/2014

UNODC Chief condemns in strongest terms callous killing of UNODC Consultants

03/04/2014

Meeting between UNODC Chief and Austrian Interior Minister focuses on South Eastern Europe, Afghanistan

23/05/2014

Drugs and crime threat mobilizes international support for West Africa Coast Initiative

22/05/2014

Statement of UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov on the launch of the joint UNODC-WHO Drug Dependence, Treatment and Care Programme in Iraq

21/05/2014

UNODC adopts new 'Global Programme for Combatting Wildlife and Forest Crime'

20/05/2014

Methamphetamine trafficking increases, new psychoactive substances flood markets according, to new UNODC report

16/05/2014

Events in Nigeria, Lampedusa place heavy responsibility on Crime Commission, says UNODC Chief

16/05/2014

UNODC launches study on online child abuse and exploitation

14/05/2014

Statement of UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov on the kidnapping of schoolgirls in Nigeria

13/05/2014

Wildlife crime worth US$8-US$10 billion annually, ranking it alongside human trafficking, arms and drug dealing in terms of profits, says UNODC chief

13/05/2014

Statement of UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov on Smuggling of Migrants

13/05/2014

Crimes against wildlife stressed at Crime Commission opening

09/05/2014

Inauguration of exhibition on illicit wildlife products seized by Austrian customs

09/05/2014

Statement attributable to the UNODC Spokesperson on the publication of a report by the London School of Economics titled, “Ending the Drug Wars”

06/05/2014

"If crime were a city it would never sleep" says UNODC Chief ahead of Crime Commission

26/06/2014

UNODC 2013 survey: coca cultivation area unchanged in Colombia, prices and value of crop markedly down

26/06/2014

Global drug use prevalence stable, says UNODC World Drug Report 2014

25/06/2014

UNODC Chief tells Security Council Afghan challenges “formidable”, emphasises need for long-term engagement

25/06/2014

UNODC and Kyrgyzstan strengthen their cooperation against illicit drugs and crime

23/06/2014

Coca bush cultivation drops for third straight year in Bolivia, according to 2013 UNODC survey

11/06/2014

Marked decline in coca plant cultivation in Peru, according to 2013 UNODC survey

11/06/2014

State of Palestine launches National Programme on Drug Control, Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Reform

08/06/2014

UNODC Chief's mission to Israel strengthens partnership against drugs and crime

05/06/2014

UNODC launches consumer awareness brochure on counterfeiting and organized crime

31/07/2014

On World Day against Trafficking in Persons, UN highlights that the world is still far from eradicating modern slavery

30/07/2014

Statement by UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov for United Nations World Day against Trafficking in Persons

25/07/2014

Statement of the UNODC Executive Director, Yury Fedotov, on World Hepatitis Day

18/07/2014

Statement of the UNODC Executive Director, Yury Fedotov, following meeting with Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz

10/07/2014

Action against drugs, crime supports Mali peace & development efforts, says UNODC Chief

08/07/2014

We must not remove our foot from the accelerator when responding to HIV, says UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov

25/09/2014

Human trafficking tops agenda at Transnational Organized Crime Conference

25/09/2014

Statement by UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov for World Tourism Day, 27 September 2014

23/09/2014

UNODC and Qatar Government sign agreement for 13th UN Crime Congress to be held in Doha

10/09/2014

The United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV) and the City of Vienna celebrate 35 Years of 'UNO City'

09/09/2014

To stop impunity on high seas, drug traffickers must be prosecuted, says UNODC Chief

03/09/2014

Statement of the UNODC Executive Director, Yury Fedotov, after meeting with the Tunisian Minister of Interior

16/10/2014

Statement of UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov, on the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

15/10/2014

Attorney General of Qatar reappointed as UNODC advocate for anti-corruption in MENA region

15/10/2014

Head of UN in Vienna welcomes President of Mongolia

13/10/2014

Conference on Organised Crime Convention closes with call for shared responsibility

10/10/2014

In facing challenge of illicit drugs, NGOs are crucial partners says UNODC Chief

09/10/2014

Criminal justice's role as springboard for sustainable development emphasized at UN event

06/10/2014

Statement of the UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov on Smuggling of Migrants

28/11/2014

Statement of the UNODC Executive Director, Yury Fedotov, on World AIDS Day

27/11/2014

UNODC Chief in Rome, calls for protection of migrants, punishment of smugglers

26/11/2014

Statement of the UNODC Executive Director on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

24/11/2014

Trafficking in children on the increase, according to latest UNODC Report

19/11/2014

Statement of UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov on Universal Children’s Day

13/11/2014

From the crime scene to the courtroom: ICCWC release Guidelines on ivory

12/11/2014

Afghan opium crop cultivation rises seven per cent in 2014; while opium production could climb by as much as 17 per cent

10/11/2014

UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov holds meetings with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah

18/12/2014

Statement of the UNODC Executive Director, Yury Fedotov, on International Migrants Day

17/12/2014

UNODC-WCO Container Control Programme marks 10 years making sea trade safer from crime

11/12/2014

“Productive” meeting with Bangladesh Foreign Minister boosts UNODC ties to country

10/12/2014

New study highlights need to scale up violence prevention efforts globally

09/12/2014

UNODC Chief’s South Asia mission moves to Bhutan for drug and crime prevention talks

05/12/2014

Cooperation to stop wildlife crime, illicit drugs on agenda as UNODC chief visits Nepal