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Pirates of the Gulf Guinea: A Cost Analysis for Coastal States
© UNODC UNODC and partners launch the report, ‘Pirates of the Gulf Guinea: A Cost Analysis for Coastal States’ New York (USA), 9 December 2021 – Seafarers working in the…
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UNODC and IAEA Join Forces to Promote Key International Legal Instruments Against Nuclear Terrorism
Strong legal frameworks are a necessary step to prevent nuclear or other radioactive material from falling into the wrong hands. Common baseline standards help deter malicious acts involving these materials…
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UNODC and partners counter emerging threats in Kazakhstan and the region.
Nur-Sultan and Almaty (Kazakhstan), 6 December 2021 – The return of foreign terrorist fighters (FTFs) and their families from Syria, Iraq or other conflict zones to their country might overstretch the…
International
Croatia: Decades after Balkan wars, UN expert urges new push for justice
Following armed conflict from1991 to 1994 in Croatia and the rest of former Yugoslavia, that triggered increased radicalization and hate speech, an independent UN human rights expert urged the authorities…
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UNODC provides tools to Nigeria to fight rape and sexual violence
During 16 Days of Activism, UNODC provides resource tools to Nigeria to fight and prosecute rape and other sexual violence offences Abuja (Nigeria), 2 December 2021 – The COVID-19 pandemic…
Human Rights
Scientologists will be celebrating the UN UDHR Anniversary
The Church of Scientology has since its very inception been a promoter of fundamental human rights. Therefore, for December 2021, the Church and its members launch a series of celebrations…
Human Rights
UN calls on everyone to celebrate Human Rights Day 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the world to a major crossroads: either we take the route of collective action and concretely address the pervasive inequalities that have risen across the…
America
UNODC and ICCWC support South American countries to combat wildlife trafficking: regional SudWEN meeting
30 November 2021 - Wildlife crime is a serious, transnational organized crime, putting millions into the pockets of criminal groups that exploit gaps in national law enforcement and criminal justice…
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UNODC launches its 2022-2025 programme for Central Asia
Tashkent (Uzbekistan), 29 November 2021 - UNODC Executive Director Ghada Waly joined high-level officials from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan at a high-level event in Tashkent to officially launch…
Europe
IOM scales up aid at EU-Belarus border, as migrant hypothermia deaths tick up
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and partners, are scaling up aid along the border between the European Union and Belarus, amid worsening winter weather, which is leading to rising deaths due to hypothermia among asylum seekers stranded there.