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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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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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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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 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...
This advocacy brief reflects on lessons arising from past and ongoing crises worldwide, outlines principles to guide action in response to similar crises in the future, and proposes policy actions to...
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Istanbul (Türkiye), 20 March 2023 — On Sunday, the United Nations (UN) announced the renewal of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, which had been due to expire on Saturday. Brokered by United Nations...
New York, 21 March — The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) signed a new Memorandum of...
UNHCR, IOM, UNODC joint statement Bangkok --- As the Bali Process ministers concluded their meeting in Adelaide on Friday, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the UN Refugee Agency...
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Key takeaways In the Sahel countries and their neighbours, the high prevalence of infectious diseases, including malaria, coupled with challenges in terms of the availability and affordability of and...
UNODC global report on trafficking in persons: crises shift trafficking patterns and hinder victim identification Vienna (Austria), 24 January 2023 – Fewer victims of trafficking in persons are being...
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UN calls on States to address trafficking and smuggling in light of new challenges in Asia-Pacific IOM, UNHCR, UNODC joint press statement Bangkok – In wake of the Bali Process celebrating its 20th...
“Humanitarian crises and global conflicts are increasing human trafficking” says leading UN Forum Recent and ongoing humanitarian crises and conflicts, resulting from war, terrorism, climate change...
Une étude récente a révélé qu’en 2021, chaque heure, plus de cinq femmes ou filles en moyenne ont été tuées par leur partenaire intime ou un autre membre de leur famille. [New York, 23 novembre...
Según el estudio más reciente, en promedio, más de cinco mujeres o niñas fueron asesinadas cada hora por parejas íntimas u otros miembros de la familia en 2021 [Nueva York, 23 de noviembre]—Un nuevo...
Women and girls are more at risk to be killed at home, new UNODC and UN Women report on femicide shows Latest study shows that, on average, more than five women or girls were killed every hour by...