UNODC Digital Press Room

2017

28/02/2017

Illicit drug challenge remains “formidable”, UNODC Chief tells Tehran audience

17/02/2017

New agreement between UNODC and WHO to help world’s drug users

16/02/2017

UNODC and IOC: Strengthening integrity and good governance in sport

14/02/2017

Thai Princess Becomes UNODC Goodwill Ambassador on the Rule of Law for Southeast Asia

02/02/2017

Bolivia and UNODC sign strategic partnership framework 2016-2020

24/03/2017

UNODC Chief welcomes landmark resolution on protecting cultural heritage from terrorist groups, and during armed conflicts

17/03/2017

“Extraordinary” 60th Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs closes with commitment to keep protecting people

17/03/2017

Remarks of UNODC Executive Director at the International Narcotics Control Board Side Event on “The need for proportionality: State responses to drug-related offences”

16/03/2017

Commission on Narcotic Drugs takes decisive step to help prevent deadly fentanyl overdoses

15/03/2017

Remarks of UNODC Executive Director at the Security Council Ministerial Open Debate on Trafficking in Persons in Conflict Situations: Forced labour, slavery and other similar practices

15/03/2017

UNODC Chief tells civil society: We need you!

14/03/2017

Alternative development can release farmers from the poverty trap of illicit crop cultivation

13/03/2017

UNODC Chief sets out global efforts being taken against illicit drugs

10/03/2017

Journalists invited to cover 60th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs

08/03/2017

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

06/03/2017

Report: fentanyl's increasing flows fuel steep rise in overdose deaths

04/03/2017

“We won’t get a second chance,” says UNODC Chief about fast disappearing wildlife and forests

03/03/2017

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

04/04/2017

UNODC Chief urges greater vigilance in face of increased attacks by Somali pirates

04/04/2017

AIRCOP: EU, Canada, Japan, UNODC, INTERPOL and WCO partnership to strengthen airport controls against illicit trafficking and terrorism

04/04/2017

#DeadlyBusiness: UNODC campaign against migrant smuggling launched in Washington DC

29/05/2017

Statement of UNODC Executive Director, Yury Fedotov, on the Japanese Government’s progress in ratifying the UN Convention on Transnational Organized Crime

26/05/2017

Crime Commission closes with call to remain united against cybercrime and terrorism

24/05/2017

UNODC Chief: organized crime groups profit from asymmetric globalization

22/05/2017

Remarks of UNODC Executive Director at CCPCJ Special event: "Assisting and protecting human trafficking survivors in the context of armed conflict, refugees and mixed migration flows"

22/05/2017

Crime Commission’s relevance reinforced by broad spectrum of crime topics addressed, says UNODC Chief

19/05/2017

26th Session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice starts on Monday in Vienna

18/05/2017

UNODC Chief’s discussion on international law in St. Petersburg stresses crime prevention over cures

11/05/2017

High-level event on the importance of evaluation in eradicating poverty and promoting prosperity in a changing world

10/05/2017

UNODC Goodwill Ambassador and Nobel Peace Prize Nominee Nadia Murad to hold press conference on human trafficking

23/06/2017

Message of United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, on the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking

22/06/2017

Unity of action needed against drug challenges, says UNODC Chief at launch of report on illicit drugs

22/06/2017

Remarks of UNODC Executive Director, Yury Fedotov, on the Launch of the World Drug Report

22/06/2017

World Drug Report 2017: 29.5 million people globally suffer from drug use disorders, opioids the most harmful

22/06/2017

Statement on the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking

19/06/2017

Remarks of UNODC Executive Director, Yury Fedotov, on the General Assembly side event on transnational organized crime challenges and responses in Southeast Asia

19/06/2017

Crime flourishes during periods of conflict and instability, says UNODC Chief at New York meeting

27/07/2017

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

27/07/2017

Statement of UNODC Executive Director, Yury Fedotov, on World Day Against Trafficking in Persons

19/07/2017

UNODC Monitoring Survey reports 14 per cent increase of coca bush cultivation in Bolivia during 2016

14/07/2017

New UNODC report: Coca crops in Colombia increase over 50 per cent in one year

14/07/2017

Statement of UNODC Executive Director on Nelson Mandela Day

13/07/2017

UNODC Chief welcomes Japan’s decision to join crime and corruption conventions

10/07/2017

Statement at the OSCE-wide conference on the nexus between illicit drugs, organized crime and terrorism

05/07/2017

UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov welcomes safe release of Colombian colleague Herledy Lopez

04/07/2017

Statement on the pernicious impact of corruption on trade and development at event celebrating the 50th Anniversary of UNCITRAL

28/08/2017

UNODC cements close ties with Japan through strategic dialogue on drugs, crime and terrorism

25/08/2017

Business can blaze a trail against human trafficking, UNODC Chief tells forum

02/08/2017

Remarks of UNODC Executive Director, Yury Fedotov, at the UN Security Council meeting on threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts, focussing on preventing terrorists from acquiring weapons

29/09/2017

Statement after meeting with the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove, the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia

27/09/2017

Human trafficking laws must be utilized, UNODC Chief tells UN General Assembly meeting

27/09/2017

Remarks of UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, at High-level meeting of the General Assembly on the appraisal of the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons

26/09/2017

Statement of UNODC Executive Director, Yury Fedotov, on World Tourism Day

22/09/2017

UNODC Chief: Human trafficking victims need understanding, compassion, and protection

21/09/2017

Remarks of UNODC Executive Director, Yury Fedotov, at the High-Level meeting on “Protecting cultural heritage from terrorism and mass atrocities”

14/09/2017

Remarks of the Executive Director, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Yury Fedotov on special event to celebrate the 20th anniversary of UNODC

14/09/2017

On 20th Anniversary, UNODC eyes the future with confidence and a determination to help make world safer

14/09/2017

UN Secretary-General António Guterres congratulates UNODC on its 20th anniversary

13/09/2017

UNODC Chief tells G20 event corruption hampers sports’ ability to be force for positive change

05/09/2017

We have a generational opportunity to help everyone live in dignity, says UNODC Chief

30/10/2017

UNODC Chief designates popular Pakistani singer Shehzad Roy as National Goodwill Ambassador

25/10/2017

Preventing corruption, wildlife crime and sports integrity among topics to be discussed at anti-corruption conference in Vienna

24/10/2017

Frontline Mediterranean: Region faces many urgent challenges, says UNODC Chief

12/10/2017

UNODC congratulates Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on his anti-corruption efforts

05/10/2017

UNODC Chief: justice on the high seas needed to safeguard lives and livelihoods

02/10/2017

UNODC salutes donations of Italy & others to UN Trust Fund for Victims of Trafficking in Persons

30/11/2017

We must strengthen efforts to safeguard cultural property in conflict areas, UNODC Chief informs Security Council

24/11/2017

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

22/11/2017

Statement of the Director-General of the UN Office in Vienna Yury Fedotov on the visit of the President of Austria, Alexander Van der Bellen

22/11/2017

Secretary-General's remarks at Security Council debate on Trafficking in Persons in Conflict Situations

21/11/2017

Collective horror at slave markets can drive our response to human trafficking, UNODC Chief tells UN Security Council

21/11/2017

Statement of UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov on the news of slave markets operating in Libya

15/11/2017

Statement of UNODC Executive Director on the launch of the Afghan Opium Survey 2017

15/11/2017

Afghan opium production jumps to record level, up 87 per cent: Survey

10/11/2017

Statement of UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov: Closing of the Seventh Session of the Conference of the States Parties to the UN Convention against Corruption

10/11/2017

World’s largest anti-corruption event ends, calls for a future free of this “poisonous crime”

08/11/2017

COSP7 event on sports corruption looks to international organizations for answers

08/11/2017

UNODC develops new animated series to help promote primary-level ethics education

08/11/2017

Mechanism for the Review of Implementation of the Convention against Corruption

07/11/2017

Combating corruption to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals

06/11/2017

Remarks of UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov on Special event on “The elephant in the room: addressing corruption linked to wildlife crime”

06/11/2017

Links between corruption and wildlife crime highlighted at UN anti-corruption conference

06/11/2017

Corruption hits the most vulnerable hardest, says UN Secretary-General António Guterres in message to UN Anti-corruption conference

06/11/2017

Remarks of UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov on the Seventh session of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption

06/11/2017

Message of United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, to the Conference of State Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption

03/11/2017

Colombia-UNODC sign historic agreement to lead the way in tackling country’s coca cultivation

21/12/2017

Remarks of UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov at the Security Council Debate on the situation in Afghanistan

21/12/2017

UNODC Chief: Afghanistan faces opium crisis, response must be urgent, swift, decisive

15/12/2017

Multi-stakeholder sports integrity taskforces established

15/12/2017

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

12/12/2017

EU, UNODC sign agreement to combat wildlife crime and trafficking of natural resources in Central Africa

08/12/2017

Statement of UNODC Executive Director, Yury Fedotov, on Human Rights Day

08/12/2017

Statement of UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov on International Anti-Corruption Day

06/12/2017

Myanmar opium cultivation declines sharply, except in some conflict areas: UN report

05/12/2017

UNODC Survey: Peru coca crop increases but still at lowest rate in the Andean region

01/12/2017

Statement on World AIDS Day