Law and Crime Prevention

Yury Fedotov, the Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) addresses the 61st session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs.
UNODC

UN anti-drug conference offers ‘opportunity to chart a better and balanced path’ forward – UN chief

12 March 2018
Global

Inclusive partnerships are essential to addressing drug challenges and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to the top United Nations panel dealing with all aspects of narcotic drugs.

High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein.
UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré

UN rights chief denounces ‘unacceptable’ charges of terrorism by Philippine’s Duterte against UN expert

9 March 2018
Asia Pacific

Flinging terrorism charges at a United Nations human rights expert is just one act in a litany of profane and inflammatory comments made by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte against the rapporteur, prompting the UN rights chief to questions the leader’s mental stability.

Signing Ceremony for Treaty on Maritime Boundaries between Timor-Leste and Australia
UN Photo/Evan Schneider

Sea boundaries treaty by Australia and Timor-Leste ‘example to follow’ – UN chief

6 March 2018
Asia Pacific

Australia and Timor-Leste on Tuesday signed a bilateral maritime boundaries treaty, which United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres hailed as a ground-breaking event that could inspire other countries to peacefully settle disputes through mediation.