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Audio : Myanmar peace process and heroin production interlinked: UNODC - 12/7/17
Helping regions in Myanmar which are wracked by conflict move away from opium production is good for the economy and will help solidify the country's peace process. That's according to Jeremy Douglas, Regional Representative for UNODC, speaking on Wednesday, following the launch of the agency's latest Myanmar Opium Survey. Opium is refined to make heroin, and although the total cultivation area has "decreased significantly" this year, several key states where often inter-ethnic conflict is on-going, have seen negligible progress. Matt Wells asked Mr Douglas when Myanmar became a hub of opium production.
Video : 2009 Afghan Opium Survey Summary Findings B-roll - 9/1/09
B-roll 2009 Afghan Opium Survey Summary Findings.
Download broadcast quality b-roll.Video : Interview: West Africa Report with Ted Leggett - 7/10/09
Ted Leggett, research expert for UNODC, explains the findings in the
Transnational Trafficking and the Rule of Law in West Africa: A Threat AssessmentVideo : World Drug Report 2008 video news release - 6/26/08
The
World Drug Report 2008 shows that the recent stabilization in the world drugs market is under threat. A surge in opium and coca cultivation and the risk of higher drug use in developing countries threaten to undermine recent progress in drug control. This video news release illustrates the main findings of the report.Duration: 4:33
Audio : Audio: World Drug Report 2008 - 6/26/08
Listen to the findings of the World Drug Report 2008:1. UNODC Executive Director Antonio Maria Costa explains to Preeta Bannerjee why the world drug containment is under threat (Duration: 4:41 - Download)
Audio : UNODC's Annual Report (Spanish) - 6/9/08
Escuche un resumen del
Informe Anual 2008 en español.Duración: 11:20
Audio : Radio spots: Drugs Are Not Child's Play campaign (2006) - 10/26/07
To mark the June 26 International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in 2006, UNODC launched a campaign on the theme "Drugs are not child's play". The campaign is designed to inform young people and those who have a role in shaping their lives - parents, teachers and community leaders - about the dangers of drugs, and how to keep children away from them. As part of the campaign, UNODC has produced a number of radio spots, which are available to broadcasters around the world free-of-charge:
English: Spot 1 - Spot 2 - Spot 3 - Spot 4
French: Spot 1 - Spot 2 - Spot 3 - Spot 4
Spanish: Spot 1 - Spot 2 - Spot 3 - Spot 4
Portuguese: Spot 1 - Spot 2 - Spot 3 - Spot 4- Video
Video : 2009 Afghan Opium Survey Summary Findings B-roll - 9/1/09
B-roll 2009 Afghan Opium Survey Summary Findings.
Download broadcast quality b-roll.Video : Interview: West Africa Report with Ted Leggett - 7/10/09
Ted Leggett, research expert for UNODC, explains the findings in the
Transnational Trafficking and the Rule of Law in West Africa: A Threat AssessmentVideo : World Drug Report 2008 video news release - 6/26/08
The
World Drug Report 2008 shows that the recent stabilization in the world drugs market is under threat. A surge in opium and coca cultivation and the risk of higher drug use in developing countries threaten to undermine recent progress in drug control. This video news release illustrates the main findings of the report.Duration: 4:33
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Audio : Myanmar peace process and heroin production interlinked: UNODC - 12/7/17
Helping regions in Myanmar which are wracked by conflict move away from opium production is good for the economy and will help solidify the country's peace process. That's according to Jeremy Douglas, Regional Representative for UNODC, speaking on Wednesday, following the launch of the agency's latest Myanmar Opium Survey. Opium is refined to make heroin, and although the total cultivation area has "decreased significantly" this year, several key states where often inter-ethnic conflict is on-going, have seen negligible progress. Matt Wells asked Mr Douglas when Myanmar became a hub of opium production.
Audio : Audio: World Drug Report 2008 - 6/26/08
Listen to the findings of the World Drug Report 2008:1. UNODC Executive Director Antonio Maria Costa explains to Preeta Bannerjee why the world drug containment is under threat (Duration: 4:41 - Download)
Audio : UNODC's Annual Report (Spanish) - 6/9/08
Escuche un resumen del
Informe Anual 2008 en español.Duración: 11:20
Audio : Radio spots: Drugs Are Not Child's Play campaign (2006) - 10/26/07
To mark the June 26 International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in 2006, UNODC launched a campaign on the theme "Drugs are not child's play". The campaign is designed to inform young people and those who have a role in shaping their lives - parents, teachers and community leaders - about the dangers of drugs, and how to keep children away from them. As part of the campaign, UNODC has produced a number of radio spots, which are available to broadcasters around the world free-of-charge:
English: Spot 1 - Spot 2 - Spot 3 - Spot 4
French: Spot 1 - Spot 2 - Spot 3 - Spot 4
Spanish: Spot 1 - Spot 2 - Spot 3 - Spot 4
Portuguese: Spot 1 - Spot 2 - Spot 3 - Spot 4
United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, video message on the 60th anniversary of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND).
Methamphetamine, or "crystal meth", isn't as widely used as heroin in Afghanistan, where much of the world's opium crop is grown, but - according to Martin Raithelhuber, an expert on illicit synthetic drugs with UNODC - it has the "potential" to become more severe.
As part of West Africa Democracy Radio's coverage of the 16 days of activism to end violence against women, in partnership with the UN, journalist Sheriff Bojang Jrs interviews Veronic Wright, Senior Regional Legal Adviser at UNODC Regional Office for West and Central Africa.
UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov gives a video message to a thematic debate before the General Assembly on Security in Central America
Awareness raising video on migrant smuggling
Photo slide show about Afghanistan and neighbouring countries by Alessandro Scotti; 2011
Message of UNODC's Executive Director Yury Fedotov at press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, on the occasion of the launch of the Afghan Poppy Survey 2010
Entrevista con Guillermo Hernández Salmerón, Director General Adjunto, Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores, Mexico
Álvaro Henry Campos is the Viceminister for Justice and Public Safety of El Salvador. He talks to UNODC about the situation in his country and the work the Government is doing with UNODC support.
Comisión Internacional contra la Impunidad en Guatemala - CICIG
A video feature produced by the United Nations television looks at the life of Afghan women prisoners and their children in the first female-only prison in Kabul, which was built with the support of UNODC.
Luz Elena Restrepo, experta de la UNODC en Colombia, habla sobre armas de fuego y el proceso de verificación de destrucción de más de 6.000 armas realizada en Guatemala.
Mexico takes launches national campaign against human trafficking
UNODC's Executive Director and Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom oversee the destruction of some 6,000 illegal firearms at the launch of a national programme to fight organized crime in a country where one in ten have a weapon. (Language: Spanish)
UNODC's Representative Jean-Luc Lemahieu speaks about the situation and UNODC's programme in Afghanistan.
A new report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
In July 2009, farmers from South-East Asia and their counterparts in South America met in the Upper Huallaga Valley of Peru to share and exchange best practices in legal crop production.
On 17 September 2009, experts from the private sector and anti-corruption agencies gathered at the Vienna International Centre for a panel discussion entitled "Is corruption just part of doing business?"
At the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok, the
Anti-Human Trafficking Manual for Criminal Justice Practitioners was launched in the presence of several practitioners from the Thai government and UN authorities, as well as members of the media and the civil society.
More than 420 million containers move around the globe by sea every year, transporting 90 per cent of the world's cargo. Most carry licit goods, but some are being used to smuggle drugs, weapons, even people. To improve container security, in 2003 UNODC teamed up with the World Customs Organization (WCO) to launch the Container Control Programme.
UNODC Executive Director Antonio Maria Costa and US Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske release UNODCs World Drug Report 2009 followed by questions from the press and twitter.
Entretien avec Thomas Pietschmann qui dévoile les dernières tendances mondiales du trafic de drogues. Il nous parle de saisies récentes ainsi que l'usage de la drogue chez les jeunes.
Ted Leggett talks about trafficking routes and how to improve drug control while uncovering latest drug trends from the World Drug Report 2009.
Matthew Nice discusses the rise in use and production of synthetic drugs as well as dangerous mixes of methamphetamine and ecstasy.
Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol of Thailand attended the 18th session of the United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice to address the commission and receive an Award of Recognition from the UNODC.
Last March, the Kingdom of Bahrain held a conference to foster public-private partnerships in the hope to counteract human trafficking.
UNODC's Norha Restrepo speaks to Mexican Attorney General Eduardo Medina Mora Icaza on the drug situation in his country (Spanish and English).
Michel Perron of the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse speaks to UNODC's Raggie Johansen on the role of NGOs at the High Level Segment of the 52nd Commission on Narcotic Drugs
UNODC Executive Director Antonio Maria Costa along with Mexican Attorney General Eduardo Medina Mora Icaza take questions from the press during the CND High Level Segment in March 2009.
Yaba, or 'crazy medicine' in Thai, is a tablet form of methamphetamine, and a very powerful stimulant. Introduced to East Asia during World War II to enhance soldiers' performance, methamphetamine has become increasingly popular in East Asia, particularly among young people. Yaba is now the main form of methamphetamine abused in Thailand, Laos and Cambodia as well as Viet Nam and Myanmar, where it is typically manufactured.
Interviews during the High Level Segment of the Fifty-Second Session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs
UNODC Executive Director Antonio Maria Costa releases the 2009 Trafficking in Persons report at a press conference in New York the same day that he also appointed Miro Sorvino
More than 100 girls and boys aged 14-17 came together in late July at the Olympic Training Centre in Spała, Poland, for a one-week camp to play sports and learn social skills. While coming from various linguistic backgrounds, the participants spoke one language: the language of sports.
UN.GIFT has produced a new Public Service Announcement (PSA) video spot to coincide with the Vienna Forum to Fight Human Trafficking. The theme - a man walks through a market without realising the human trafficking crimes happening around him - calls for people to open their eyes to human trafficking.
As part of its Anti-corruption campaign, UNODC has produced a video spot to illustrate that people are not simply at the mercy of corruption, and often have the power to say NO. UNODC urges broadcasters to air the video spot in support of the campaign.
Following her appearance at the Vienna Forum to Fight Human Trafficking in February 2008, in this Public Service Announcement (PSA), Emma Thompson voices for the victims of human trafficking.
Troels Vester from UNODC's Anti-Human Trafficking Unit speaks about UN.GIFT.
Through her work with victims of human trafficking, Emma Thompson felt inspired to take action. She said that Elena's story, 'somehow contained the seeds of a rebirth and also of a creative act that could be taken'. So, she joined forces with fellow artists to create "Journey".
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has released a new series of anti-human trafficking radio spots, featuring the voice of British actress and UNODC Goodwill Ambassador Julia Ormond. Ms Ormond, whose film credits include Legends of the Fall with Brad Pitt and Sabrina with Harrison Ford, became UNODC Goodwill Ambassador on Human Trafficking last December. The public service announcements are part of UNODC's efforts to raise awareness of the crime of human trafficking, which - as shown in a new UNODC report - affects virtually every country in the world.
Stuart Gilman, the head of UNODC's Global Programme against Corruption, talks about the "Act Against Corruption" campaign
In the yearly Afghanistan opium survey, UNODC finds that opium production in Afghanistan has increased, although more provinces are now drug-free.
HIV/AIDS in prisons is a serious problem all over the world. UNODC has produced a document that gives guidance to governments on how to address this issue. The "Framework for an Effective National Response" suggests ways to prevent HIV transmission within prisons and provide care and treatment for HIV positive inmates - equivalent to that available to people in the community outside of prisons. Mark Shaw, UNODC Expert, discusses the issue.
Have you ever wondered why cannabis is more dangerous for you than cigarettes? Whether you can become addicted to ecstasy or overdose on cocaine? Or what makes heroin such a dangerous drug? These questions and more are answered in the series
Drugs? Ask the experts. UNODC has teamed up with a group of international teenagers to put their questions to the experts. In this series of interviews we put cannabis, ecstasy, cocaine and heroin under the spotlight. And talk frankly about the production, trafficking, and damaging effects of these illegal drugs.
To mark the UN Anti-Corruption Day (9 December) in 2005, UNODC produced series of radio spots available in English (US), English (UK), French and Spanish.
In the yearly Afghanistan opium survey, UNODC finds that opium production in Afghanistan has increased, although more provinces are now drug-free (duration: 7:52).
Cannabis is now considerably more potent than a few decades ago, and evidence that cannabis-use can cause serious mental illness is mounting. The drug is used by an estimated 162 million people annually - and consumption is on the increase. Ted Leggett, lead author of UNODC's 2006 World Drug Report 2006 special chapter on cannabis, explains why we should care about its pernicious effects.
The spot focuses on the spread of HIV from high-risk groups (injecting drug users) to the general population, and is available to two regional versions: South Asia and Southeast Asia.
In many parts of the world, injecting drug abuse is the driving force behind the spread of HIV. Because youth are often at the higher risk for drug use, the spot targets young people and raises awareness about drug use and its connection to spread HIV.
The spot illustrates corruption among the judiciary, and is available in four regional versions.
The spot shows the financial and social costs of corruption, particulary as it relates to the provision of public services.
The spot seeks to empower victims of human trafficking by showing that it may be possible to escape forced labour situations.
The spot calls on the general public to take action against human trafficking by showing a woman helping a victim escape her forced labour situation.
The focus of this award-winning spot is the trafficking in men, women and children for forced labour, such as in factories, fields or as domestic servants.
Young women who are at risk of becoming victims of human trafficking networks are the focus of this PSA. The spot uses powerful images to reveal harsh realities behind attractive job offers abroad.-
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