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- Panel discussion on corruption
Vienna, Austria
Thursday, September 17 at 10:30am - International Youth Day
Global
Wednesday, August 12 at 12:00am - International Day against Drug...
Worldwide
Friday, June 26 at 12:00am
20 November 2009 - Eastern African countries are home to some of the most stunning flora and fauna and wildlife, which attract thousands of tourists yearly who in turn boost the economies of some of the poorest countries in the world...
19 November 2009 - HIV and AIDS is a devastating problem among injecting drug users and prisoners. In nearly all countries, HIV prevalence in prison is higher than in the community...
18 November 2009 - In many countries, crime prevention has traditionally been seen as the responsibility of the police. However, as a result of increasing innovation, research and experience throughout the world, it is now recognized that crime has multiple causes.
13 November 2009 - After a week of intense negotiations, States have agreed to a mechanism to monitor implementation of the United Nations Convention against Corruption. Under the new mechanism, all States will be monitored every five years to see how they are living up to their obligations.
12 November 2009 -Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has drawn attention to the disturbing realities of human trafficking and sexual exploitation, as well as the treacherous conditions in which many migrants move and live.
11 November 2009 - How do you measure corruption? Some people say it is like chasing shadows. Others say it can be done through perception-based indices. UNODC has developed a new technique with state-of-the-art software.
9 November 2009 - Over 1,000 delegates from 125 countries are meeting this week in Doha to review implementation of the United Nations Convention against Corruption, which came into force in December 2005. The delegates represent countries that have signed the United Nations anti-corruption treaty...
6 November 2009: A campaign to raise awareness of the impact of corruption on development was launched today by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) ahead of the International Anti-Corruption Day on 9 December.
5 November 2009 - Globally, there are significantly more users of synthetic drugs than there are users of heroin and cocaine combined. Unlike the markets for heroin and cocaine, the market forsyntheticdrugs is constantly evolving, with new products appearing each year...
UNODC film premieres in Europe 2 November 2009 - A new anti-human trafficking film by UNODC was recently featured at a European Union ministerial conference in Brussels, at Scotland Yard and at the Danish parliament.
29 October 2009 - The Mauritius Police Force has embarked upon an inspiring quest: to transform itself and be known as the Mauritius Police Service, not simply in name but, more importantly, in deeds.
28 October 2009 - Senior officials from Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan met in Vienna on 27 October 2009 for a ministerial meeting of the UNODC-brokered Triangular Initiative...
21 October 2009 - In a new report, Addiction, Crime and Insurgency: The Transnational Threat of Afghan Opium, UNODC shows the devastating consequences that the 900 tons of opium and 375 tons of heroin that are trafficked from Afghanistan every year have on the health and security of countries along...
UNODC - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime La UNODC trabaja con los países productores de coca, cannabis y opio en el monitoreo de la magnitud y evolución de cultivos.
Source: www.laprensa.com.bo
El monitoreo satelital de cultivos ilegales de coca en el Chapare de Cochabamba y los Yungas de La Paz fue ampliado hasta 2014 mediante la firma de un acuerdo entre el Gobierno de Bolivia y las Naciones Unidas (ONU), que incluye además el potenciamiento del programa con dos millones de dólares.
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