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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 and reduce the likelihood...

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 resources of criminal justice...

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 on Thursday to redouble efforts towards full justice for victims and survivors.

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 has increased the risk of...

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 in the different churches...

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 globe, or we continue...

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 systems. This criminal activity...

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 the UNODC Programme for...

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. 

Drowning of 27 migrants in English Channel is worst disaster on record: IOM 

Urgent action is needed to avoid a repeat of tragedies like this week’s drowning of at least 27 people in the English Channel, the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said on Thursday. 

2020 saw a woman or girl being killed by someone in their family every 11 minutes

United Nations - Office on Drugs and Crime Research: 2020 saw a woman or girl being killed by someone in their family every 11 minutes Vienna (Austria), 25 November 2021 – Globally 81,000 women and...

Panel Discussion “Ethics, Justice and the Holocaust”

The event marks the 75th anniversary of the beginning of the Doctors Trial (9 December 1946), and the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (3 December). The virtual panel discussion Ethics, Justice and the Holocaust will consider...

General Assembly appraises the UN Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons

New York, 23 November 2021 – This week delegates at a high-level meeting of the General Assembly appraised the progress achieved in the implementation of the Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons,...

Business practitioners bring hands-on examples of integrity challenges to university students in Kenya, Mexico and Pakistan

23 November 2021 – A strong grounding in ethical principles and the ability of employees to prevent and counter corruption in the private sector remain a challenge worldwide. Without staff educated on the risks...

UNODC’s new Listen First series, ‘Super Skills,’ supports skill development for vulnerable children worldwide

Vienna (Austria), 20 November 2021 – With the global pandemic stretching out longer than anyone had hoped for, its consequences continue to impact children and young people globally: aside from the direct health consequences...

UNODC launches Synthetic Drug Strategy to prevent global crisis

Vienna (Austria), 19 November 2021 – In response to the rapidly-growing problem of synthetic drugs around the world, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) today launched a new strategy to support...

Inaugural GlobE Network meeting connects frontline anti-corruption officials from across the world

19 November 2021 – Members of the GlobE Network gathered in Vienna this week during the first-ever annual meeting of the UN’s newest informal cross-border cooperation mechanism designed exclusively to help countries end large-scale...

Will the UN Human Rights Council “sacrifice” or silence Civil Society?

A number of civil society organizations are voicing out their concerns that the so-called "efficiency" process of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) seems to be going in a direction that will defeat...

World Day of Prayer and Action for Children celebration on 19 November

The World Day of Prayer and Action for Children is an annual event initiated by Arigatou International to engage diverse faith communities to raise the status of children’s rights on the 20th of November, World Children's Day. This year,...

Diplomatic battles for Macedonia at the UN

The New York Times publishes a material with an outline plan that "intends to exterminate the Bulgarian population in Macedonia". The lowering of the Iron Curtain in practice facilitates the deepening of terror there. In...

High-level meeting of the General Assembly

High-Level Meeting Of The General Assembly For The Appraisal Of The UN Global Plan Of Action To Combat Human Trafficking 22-23 November 2021 United Nations Headquarters, New York The high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the...

Afghan opiates supply 8 out of 10 opiate users worldwide

Afghan opiates supply 8 out of 10 opiate users worldwide, UNODC finds, as experts meet in Vienna to combat illicit trafficking Vienna (Austria), 16 November 2021 – The opium harvest in Afghanistan increased by eight...

UN High Commissioner calls for mental health care to be based on human rights

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, opened the Human Rights Council Intersessional consultation on Mental Health and Human Rights, on 15 November 2021. In addressing the panel experts and participants from across...

Belarus-Poland crisis: Human rights of trapped migrants ‘paramount’ 

Amid growing concerns about the plight of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers at the Poland-Belarus border, the UN rights office and UN refugee agency on Friday urged all parties to respect human rights and refrain from using them for political ends. 

Insulin still out of reach for many 100 years after its discovery: WHO

A century after it was discovered, insulin still remains out of reach for many people living with diabetes, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a report published on Friday to commemorate the milestone anniversary. 
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