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- Corruption is a crime against development, says new UN campaign 10:11pm Nov 5|1 Comment
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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
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.
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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.
19 October 2009 - On Wednesday 21 October UNODC will unveil a new publication entitled Addiction, Crime and Insurgency: The Transnational Threat of Afghan Opium...
16 October 2009 - In the run up to EU Anti-Trafficking Day on 18 October, UNODC has issued a report based on the Global Report on Trafficking in Persons (launched in February 2009), which shows that trafficking in persons is an under-detected crime in Europe...
12 October 2009 - The third session of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption will take place from 9 -13 November 2009 in Doha, Qatar.
9 October 2009 - The fight against corruption goes in search of a powerful new ally in Brazil: the movie screens. A new short-films contest has been scripted by UNODC in partnership with the Brazilian General Comptroller Office.
6 October 2009 - In the world today, terrorism knows no borders. Criminals carry out their illicit activities by moving from one state to another. As a result, in an increasingly interdependent world, no country alone can deal effectively with terrorism...
2 October 2009 - Domestic violence in Viet Nam is still often regarded as a private matter to be dealt with behind closed doors. While there exists legislation for criminal justice service providers to intervene in cases of domestic violence, putting it into practice remains a big hurdle...
30 September 2009 - In July, 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. Watch the photostory.
25 September 2009 - Assam, Meghalaya, Angolans, Manipur and Mizoram are spellbinding names of five of the eight states in the north east of India, squeezed between Bangladesh, Myanmar, Bhutan, China and Nepal. These states showcase the natural beauty of India's far-flung east...
