The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime assists Governments and others to roll back threats caused by drugs, transnational organized crime and terrorism
🚨In this week’s 60 seconds:
🔹
@GhadaFathiWaly
urges Security Council action on Haiti's violence and corruption.
🔹Report: Cocaine, cannabis resin, and opioids lead seized drugs in the Sahel.
🔹TRAC4TIP: UNODC initiative unites Latin American nations against human trafficking.
The past 15 years have seen 750+ attacks on environmental journalists for reporting on crimes against our planet such as illegal mining, poaching & wildlife trafficking.
This
#WorldPressFreedomDay
, we honor their bravery & call for their protection.
Their stories must be heard.
In 2024, 70% of 900+ of environmental journalists faced attacks, threats or pressure, just for doing their job, shining a spotlight on critical issues like poaching & animal trafficking.
On
#WorldPressFreedomDay
, we must demand accountability: their stories must be heard.
Learn how the Gender and Human Rights Advisory Group
@UNODCMexico
is breaking barriers and empowering female prisoners through an innovative approach to vocational training:
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Rural families in Afghanistan are likely to be disproportionately affected after a 95% drop in opium cultivation.
This survey offers policy insights and actionable steps to turn this challenge into an opportunity ⬇️
On
#MayDay
, I stand in solidarity with workers worldwide.
Over 26 million people work in forced labour, generating $236 billion in illegal profits a year.
This exploitation violates their dignity & human rights.
We must ensure fair & decent working conditions for all workers.
An important reminder: Addiction to drugs is not a choice.
By stopping the stigma against people with drug us disorders, we can help them reach out for help, receive better health care, and recover more quickly. ⬇️
We are seeking highly qualified professionals with experience in project development and implementation interested in joining our efforts to combat the threats posed by drugs and crime in Mauritania.
Visit our career portal for details and deadlines.
Reforming justice requires robust data systems.
Read an interview with UNODC's Martijn Kind about how data can transform policing, prosecution, prisons, and governance & learn about the impact of strong data on justice:
The Zakouma National Park in Chad is an important natural reserve home to 370+ endangered species that we must protect.
Great to see
@UNODC
trained 25 justice officials on how to collect & preserve crime scene evidence for use in court proceedings, vital to
#EndWildlifeCrime
.
Setting up wildlife forensic labs in Asia and Africa, where illegal logging and wildlife crime pose series threats, helps protect our world’s biodiversity hotspots.
@UNODC
is dedicated to developing forensic capacity to prove and convict wildlife crime.
#EndWildlifeCrime
Did you know that in some regions of the world a coyote is a person who smuggles migrants?
Migrants pay coyotes a fee to cross borders.
Migrant smuggling is a
#DeadlyBusiness
💰 🎰Explore the nexus between casinos, junkets and cryptocurrency in underground banking and money laundering.
Learn more in this policy brief from UNODC ⬇️
A more digitally connected world has innovated the ways drugs are bought and sold, making supply chains shorter, reducing costs and increasing accessibility.
What are the implications? 🔗
World Drug Report 2023 ⬇️
#WorldDrugReport
📈 Projecting into the future: Africa emerges as the most vulnerable region to homicide, facing demographic, economic, and climatic challenges.
Dive into our Global Study on Homicide 2023 for more projections and analysis:
Global estimates indicate that over a billion children, between the ages of 2-17 have experienced violence.
UNODC works jointly with
@un_endviolence
under a Global Strategy to End Violence Against Children: