What drives demand for migrant and refugee smuggling in Southeast Asia? New research from UNODC Bangkok, 26 March 2024 Tens of thousands of people are smuggled every year in Southeast Asia because of...
Myanmar + 11 more
Myanmar + 11 more
What drives demand for migrant and refugee smuggling in Southeast Asia? New research from UNODC Bangkok, 26 March 2024 Tens of thousands of people are smuggled every year in Southeast Asia because of...
Ukraine + 1 more
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...
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INTRODUCTION Linking conflict, violence and exploitation In 2016, more countries were experiencing some form of violent conflict than at any other time in the previous 30 years.1 People living in...
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THEMATIC PAPER Executive summary Background and purpose Trafficking in persons is a serious crime that affects every country in the world. Conflicts that arise in countries or other geographical...
Seychelles + 1 more
11 May 2016 - During a two-day mission to the Seychelles, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited the Supreme Court Annex - an infrastructure project constructed by UNODC under the Office's Global...
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SOC/CP/361 Thirteenth United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, Plenary — 3rd, 4th & 5th Meetings (AM, PM & Night) Iraqi Minister Calls for Comprehensive Security Structure to...
UNODC, together with the Somaliland Ministry of Justice, recently unveiled an advocacy campaign to address the challenges faced by the local justice system. Through simple and easy to remember images...
7 April 2014 - The following is a statement from UNODC Executive Director, Yury Fedotov, following the killing of two of UNODC's consultants by unknown gunmen at Galkayo Airport in Puntland, Somalia...
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04 September 2013 - UNODC's latest report provides insight into some of Eastern Africa's principal transnational organized crime threats. According to the report, more than 100,000 people were...
Nigeria + 16 more
25 February 2013 - While transnational organized crime markets and the vast profits they generate clearly continue to fuel instability and hinder development in West Africa, solid information about...
Afghanistan + 3 more
The Government of Japan is to supplement its voluntary funding to projects in Afghanistan and neighbouring countries by $13.6 million as part of its "Aid to Afghanistan" initiative. This follows some...
Somalia + 3 more
22 February 2012 - In 2011, pirates made some $170 million in ransom money for hijacked vessels and their crews. That figure represents an increase since 2010, when ransoms paid amounted to over $110...
25 May 2011 - Since 2008, the proliferation of acts of piracy off the coast of Somalia has become a major concern for regional development in Eastern Africa and for international maritime trade...
Vienna / Nairobi. 29 March 2011. UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov today expressed his Office's commitment towards building prosecutorial capacity in Somaliland to assist in efforts in dealing...
Vienna / Nairobi. 28 March 2011. The Executive Director of UNODC, Yury Fedotov, today met with several key Kenyan public officials to discuss ongoing and future work in the country and the region...
4 February 2011 - As piracy off the coast of Somalia seems to be outpacing the efforts of the international community to stem it, today sees the launch of the Counter-Piracy Action Plan by the...
11 May 2010 - Based on information from the Government of Seychelles, UNODC is updating its recently published article on piracy. The European Union and coalition navies, including the Seychelles...
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UNODC Executive Director Antonio Maria Costa has called for concerted efforts to "break the vicious circle between insecurity and underdevelopment". Addressing the Security Council today during a...
Today, the Executive Director of UNODC, Antonio Maria Costa, testified to the United States House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights and...
Piracy has hit the headlines again. Almost every day another vessel is captured by Somali pirates off the Horn of Africa. UNODC has been engaged in the process of formulating an adequate response to...