Europe
Combating Corruption In The EU
Background For The Round Table June 18 2021 The European Union is under siege from populism, nationalism, corruption, nepotism and opaque links between politicians, industry, oligarchs and financial moguls, all…
Category: Institutions
Human Rights
15 YEARS INTERNATIONAL CHURCH ACTIVITIES ON TERRORISM, ANTI-TERRORISM AND HUMAN RIGHTS
On May 21, Anti Terrorism Day is observed all over India to spread the message of peace and humanity... The day is aimed towards standing against the cruel act of…
Health
COVID-19: Pharmaceutical companies urged to support knowledge-sharing platform
Dramatically increasing global manufacturing of COVID-19 vaccines, tests and treatments, and ensuring equitable access, is the fastest way to end the pandemic, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO)…
Health
UN chief underlines need to step up COVID-19 vaccine production, equitable distribution
The world is far from achieving equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, a tragedy that must be avoided at all costs, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Friday during an online…
America
Improving Crime Statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean during 10 years with UNODC-INEGI Center of Excellence
© INEGI/UNODC Mexico City, May 2021 - This year marks the 10th anniversary of the UNODC-INEGI Center of Excellence in Statistical Information on Government, Crime, Victimization and Justice (CoE) in…
Institutions
To foster business integrity UNODC works with academia and the private sector
© UNODC 28 May 2021 - To foster ethical decision-making in the private sector, the UNODC Global Integrity Education project is equipping young university graduates with the skills to develop…
Health
UN chief appeals to business leaders to help quell ‘a tsunami of suffering’ caused by COVID
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought “a tsunami of suffering”, taken over 3.4 million lives and 500 million jobs, while wiping trillions of dollars from global balance sheets, Secretary-General António Guterres…
Institutions
UNODC’s youth drug prevention projects receive support from Japan
© DAPC / Damezettai 25 May 2021 – For nearly a decade, UNODC's Youth Initiative working on drug use prevention and youth empowerment has been able to support NGO projects in…
Health
Lack of clean water far deadlier than violence in war-torn countries, says UNICEF report
Attacks on water and sanitation facilities in conflict zones around the world are putting the lives of millions of children around the world in danger, and are a much greater…
Institutions
UNGASS 2021 – Young people gather to find ways to tackle corruption
© UNODC New York/Vienna, 24 May 2021 — Young people have much to lose from corruption, as it affects their employment prospects and impedes their access to basic services such…