UNODC Digital Press Room

2015

22/01/2015

UNODC Chief's mission to Nicaragua consolidates drug and crime cooperation

20/01/2015

UNODC chief meets President, officials, on support to counter drugs, crime and violence in Honduras

19/01/2015

UNODC, government of Japan review joint plan of action

27/02/2015

Longest-held hostages in Somalia's history released

26/02/2015

Crime prevention & criminal justice enables development, says UNODC Chief at General Assembly debate

04/02/2015

Japan boosts support for conflict prevention, peace-building in Nigeria

26/03/2015

UNODC Chief says public and private sectors must band together to end corruption’s pernicious threat

25/03/2015

UNODC launches new global initiative to boost criminal justice responses to foreign terrorist fighters

24/03/2015

President of Kyrgyzstan holds security talks with UNODC Chief during Vienna visit

20/03/2015

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

18/03/2015

In closing the 58th Session of the CND, UNODC Chief calls for evidence-based practices in drug use treatment

09/03/2015

Ministerial meeting on Triangular Initiative discusses action against illicit drugs

09/03/2015

Hard work of balanced approach to world drug problem goes on every day, says UNODC Chief

06/03/2015

Statement of the UNODC Executive Director, Yury Fedotov, on International Women's Day

04/03/2015

Urgent action needed to stop organized crime preying on migrants, says UNODC chief at irregular migration meeting

03/03/2015

Organized Crime Threat to Wild Species on the Increase, says UN on Wildlife Day

03/03/2015

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

30/04/2015

Statement of the UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov on the use of the death penalty in Indonesia

23/04/2015

Terrorists profiting from drug trade, says UNODC Chief at Moscow conference on global security

15/04/2015

We must take the fight to the traffickers along maritime routes, says UNODC Chief

15/04/2015

ICSS and UNODC announce new partnership to strengthen investigations and prosecutions into match-fixing and the manipulation of sports competitions

15/04/2015

Statement of the UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov - Violence against children can never be tolerated

15/04/2015

Statement of the UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov Tragic deaths of migrants off the coast of Libya

15/04/2015

Sustainable Development, Human Rights, Freedoms Hinge on Anti-Corruption Strategies, Speakers Say as Crime Congress Concludes High-Level Segment

14/04/2015

Terrorists, criminals strengthening their links says UNODC Chief at 13th Crime Congress event

14/04/2015

Swift, Collective Action Must Target Cybercriminals, Terrorists Recruiting Foreign Fighters, Delegates Urge as Crime Congress Tackles New Threats

13/04/2015

Calls for wildlife and forest crime to be treated as serious crime

13/04/2015

Landmark Doha Declaration can power rule of law/development alliance for years to come

13/04/2015

Spotlight on human dignity, justice at high-level debate on rule of law and development

12/04/2015

Crime Congress Opens, UN Secretary-General says we must remake world in the image of justice and equality

29/05/2015

High-Level International conference on drug control builds cooperation efforts in Central Asia and wider region

22/05/2015

“Mandela Rules” passed, standards on the treatment of prisoners enhanced for the 21st century

22/05/2015

Crime Commission closes with call to tackle some of world’s most daunting challenges

19/05/2015

Statement by UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov: The killing of women and girls shames every society

15/05/2015

Doha Declaration can catalyse world’s efforts against crime, says UNODC Chief

26/06/2015

We confront illicit drugs to protect health, UNODC Chief states at special Vienna event

26/06/2015

2015 World Drug Report finds drug use stable, access to drug & HIV treatment still low

26/06/2015

Statement of the Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, Yury Fedotov, following his meeting with Afghan Minister of Counter Narcotics

25/06/2015

Foreign terrorist fighters are part of a new “terrorism terrain” that has increased risk to citizens according to UNODC Executive Director

24/06/2015

Statement on the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking

18/06/2015

Successful operation highlights growing international cooperation to combat wildlife crime

02/06/2015

Statement after meeting with the President of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos

30/07/2015

On World Day against Trafficking in Persons, far more still needs to be done to help victims and end impunity for criminals

27/07/2015

Statement of the Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, Yury Fedotov, on World Hepatitis Day

15/07/2015

Latest UNODC survey shows substantial coca crop decline in Peru

03/07/2015

Tenth anniversary of the entry into force of the Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts, and Components and Ammunition

02/07/2015

Colombia Survey 2014: UNODC study shows significant increase in coca leaf production in high density areas

18/08/2015

2014 Bolivia Survey reports decline in coca cultivation for fourth year in a row

28/09/2015

UNDP, UNODC, CITES, Wildlife Conservation Society, and World Bank Group Bring Leaders Together at Event at WCS’s Central Park Zoo

28/09/2015

Global initiative launched to counter the destruction and trafficking of cultural property by terrorist and organized crime groups

25/09/2015

UNODC Executive Director Statement on the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals

25/09/2015

UNODC Executive Director Statement on World Tourism Day, 2015

18/09/2015

Experts discuss threats, responses to global drug problem with eye to 2016 UN-wide meeting

18/09/2015

Despite challenges, Afghanistan strengthens its effectiveness against narcotics, UNODC Chief informs Security Council

07/09/2015

Media Advisory: Role of private sector in tackling corruption to be discussed at world’s biggest anti-corruption gathering in St. Petersburg

30/10/2015

World’s biggest anti-corruption conference takes place in Russia

28/10/2015

UNODC Chief underlines rule of law’s role in shielding development at meeting with Italian President

27/10/2015

UNODC Chief begins Rome Mission with Italian Justice Minister and Order of Malta meetings

23/10/2015

Ozark Henry appointed UNODC Goodwill Ambassador for Belgium against human trafficking

19/10/2015

Statement by the Spokesperson for the UN Office on Drugs and Crime

14/10/2015

After six years on the rise, Afghan opium crop cultivation declines: new UNODC survey

08/10/2015

UNODC/South African presentation on Nelson Mandela Rules underscores need to treat prisoners with dignity

01/10/2015

Statement of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Executive Director, Yury Fedotov, at the high-level event on migration and refugee flows

27/11/2015

Unprecedented funding agreement between UNODC and Qatar leaves lasting legacy for Doha Declaration

26/11/2015

Drug money and opiate trafficking on the Balkan route, focus of new UNODC report

24/11/2015

Statement on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

23/11/2015

Experts in Thailand discuss alternative development approach with eye on UN drugs meeting in 2016

17/11/2015

UNODC Chief’s Salvadoran mission strengthens relations with local government and the region

04/11/2015

Joint Statement of the Executive Director Yury Fedotov of UNODC and the Secretary-General of CITES John Scanlon on corruption as an enabler of wildlife and forest crime

02/11/2015

Eliminating corruption is crucial to sustainable development

18/12/2015

Statement on International Migrants Day

17/12/2015

Remarks of UNODC Executive Director, Yury Fedotov, at the United Nations Security Council thematic debate on "Trafficking in Persons in Situations of Conflict: ISIL and Beyond"

15/12/2015

Opium production in Myanmar and the Lao People's Democratic Republic stabilizes at high levels, says UNODC report

08/12/2015

Experts gather in Vienna to discuss latest fidings in drug prevention and drug dependance treatments

02/12/2015

Statement on the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery

01/12/2015

Statement on World AIDS Day