In 2023, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) focused on supporting Iraq in areas such as trafficking in persons and the smuggling of migrants, drug trafficking, countering terrorism,...
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Advocacy Brief: End Immigration Detention of Children (February 2024)
INTRODUCTION IMMIGRATION DETENTION, IS NEVER IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CHILD AND CONSTITUTES A CHILD RIGHTS VIOLATION. It is a form of violence that impacts a country’s capacity to achieve the...
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Procedimiento operativo estándar para la protección y atención de personas refugiadas y migrantes frente a la trata de personas en contextos de asistencia humanitaria en el Perú, Segunda Edición
Los Procedimientos Operativos Estándar (SOP por sus siglas en inglés) son una guía dirigida a actores humanitarios que describe la ruta para la atención, protección y reintegración de las personas...
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Southeast Asia Opium Survey 2023 - Cultivation, Production, and Implications
Golden Triangle opium economy sees steady growth in 2023 Bangkok (Thailand), 12 December 2023 – Opium cultivation in the Golden Triangle continued to expand over the past year, with a significant...
Checklist for ensuring the quality of violence against women surveys
Overview In 2015, all United Nations (UN) Members States agreed to work towards eliminating violence against women: Target 5.2. of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5. They also agreed to measure...
Crimes that affect the environment worsen climate change and biodiversity loss, says UNODC at UN Climate Change Conference
Addressing crimes that affect the environment is key to mitigating and adapting to climate change, highlighted the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) at the start of the 28th session of...
Gender-related killings of women and girls (femicide/feminicide): Global estimates of female intimate partner/family-related homicides in 2022
More women and girls killed in 2022 even as overall homicide numbers fall, says new research from UNODC and UN Women New York/Vienna — Nearly 89,000 women and girls were killed intentionally in 2022...
Afghanistan opium survey 2023 - Cultivation and production after the ban: effects and implications
Afghanistan opium cultivation in 2023 declined 95 per cent following drug ban: new UNODC survey Kabul / Vienna, 5 November 2023 Opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan plunged by an estimated 95 per...
The EU provides an additional €10 million in funding to the World Health Organization and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime to advance mental health and drug use disorder services in Afghanistan
25 October 2023, Kabul, Afghanistan – The European Union (EU) has allocated an additional €10 million (equivalent to 800 million Afghani) to improve mental health and address drug use disorders in...
Global Progress Report on Sustainable Development Goal 16 Indicators: A Wake-Up Call for Action on Peace, Justice and Inclusion
This report presents the latest analysis of data available on SDG 16 indicators. The data reflects that human rights commitments are not being met, violence is increasing, inequality continues to...
Colombia: Monitoreo de los territorios con presencia de cultivos de coca 2022
Colombia desacelera la siembra de coca: tras un aumento del 43 % en 2021, en 2021 fue del 13 % El 65 % del total de los cultivos se concentraron en Nariño, Norte de Santander y Putumayo. Putumayo...
Increasing the security of the trade supply chain at Baghdad International Airport [EN/AR/KU]
On 10 September 2023, Iraq took a significant stride in bolstering trade supply chain security – concurrently targeting high-risk air cargo while facilitating the smooth flow of legitimate trade. In...
The European Union supports the revitalization of a 100-bed drug addiction treatment center in Kandahar under the joint World Health Organization and United Nations Organization for Drugs and Crime project
10 August 2023, Kandahar, Afghanistan – The World Health Organization (WHO), with financial support of the European Union (EU), transformed a 100-bed drug addiction treatment center in Kandahar,...
Basra Conference Enhances Partnership and Dialogue between Private and Public Sectors to Face Corruption in Iraq [EN/AR]
16 July 2023 – Basra Governorate, Iraq Through an unprecedent initiative, the Iraqi Federal Commission of Integrity in cooperation with United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) organised in...
Americas: New joint initiative against human trafficking and migrant smuggling
Vienna (Austria), 5 July 2023 Under Project Turquesa, INTERPOL and the UNODC will streamline efforts against the organized crime groups profiting from irregular migration and exploitation. INTERPOL...
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Rapport mondial sur les drogues 2023
Principaux messages Alors que l’année 2023 marque la mi-parcours de la poursuite des objectifs de développement durable (ODD), le phénomène mondial de la drogue continue d’entraver la réalisation des...
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Informe mundial sobre las drogas 2023
Mensajes clave El año 2023 marca el ecuador de los trabajos que conducen a la consecución de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS). El fenómeno mundial de las drogas sigue poniendo en peligro...
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UNODC World Drug Report 2023 [EN/AR/RU/ZH]
UNODC World Drug Report 2023 warns of converging crises as illicit drug markets continue to expand. New estimates of people who inject drugs are higher than previously estimated as treatment services...
Supporting drug users in Afghanistan
UNODC, with the support of UNDP, provided food items, winterization kits, Hygiene material and essential medical supplies for 24 Drug Treatment Centers (DTC) across the country. Afghanistan is home...
UNODC “Victims’ Voices, Silencing Terrorism” Campaign Ceremony Marks Project’s Achievements [EN/AR/KU]
Baghdad, Iraq - 13 June 2023 - Representatives from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the Iraqi Government, the international community, Civil Society Organizations (CSOs),...