LAUREN PINSON Linkages between illicit arms, organized crime, and armed conflict can reinforce one another while also escalating and prolonging violence and eroding governance. Financial gains from...
Pretoria - South Africa is a preferred country of destination for many types of migrants, including unaccompanied children and smuggled migrants. The crime of trafficking in persons is also an issue...
In the SADC region the majority of detected victims of human trafficking are exploited for the purpose of forced labour. Johannesburg – South Africa and the rest of the region are not free from human...
Las Naciones Unidas, la cooperación internacional y el Gobierno de Colombia atendieron las demandas de los municipios PDET, promoviendo la administración de justicia de acuerdo con los intereses y...
Bogotá D.C. 23 de mayo de 2022. La Oficina de las Naciones Unidas contra la Droga y el Delito (UNODC) para la Región Andina y el Cono Sur y el Fondo Multidonante de las Naciones Unidas para el...
UNODC World Drug Report 2022 highlights trends on cannabis post-legalization, environmental impacts of illicit drugs, and drug use among women and youth Vienna, 27 June 2022 Cannabis legalization in...
Vienna (Austria), 31 May 2022 – Migrants on their way from Asia to Europe are being forced to work in the construction, agriculture, and hospitality sectors by human traffickers who abuse their...
UNODC expert fears that “this is just the beginning.” Lilongwe, (Malawi), May 2022 - The widespread exploitation of men, women, and children at a refugee camp in Malawi has been uncovered by the...
Baghdad, Iraq – 8 June 2022 - The Government of Iraq and the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) held a meeting to discuss prison reform in Iraq. UNODC, as an implementer of a capacity...
“The concept of place of safety under international law and the respect of the rights of migrants and refugees rescued at sea by all States” May 2022 *The below statement was jointly issued by a...