Law and Crime Prevention

While the vast majority of container ships transport legitimate goods, a small percentage carry illicit cargo such as drugs or counterfeit goods.
Dominic Sansoni/World Bank

UN-backed programme logs record high cocaine seizures at seaports in Latin America and the Caribbean

25 April 2018
Americas

UN-trained law enforcement units have intercepted huge shipments of illegal drugs being trafficked through seaports this year, including 2.8 tons of cocaine at Brazil’s Port Santos, the largest such seizure in the port’s history

An orphaned gorilla released in its new habitat, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Healthy gorilla populations are becoming increasingly isolated due to habitat loss and conflict across the region.
UNEP/GRID-Arendal/Tim Freccia

UNESCO condemns killing of rangers protecting mountain gorillas at renowned DR Congo wildlife park

11 April 2018
Africa

The lives of six guards and their driver were taken Monday during an attack on the Congolese Institute for Nature Conservation in the Virunga Park, a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage site in the Democratic Republic of the Congo – drawing condemnation from the UN agency.    

A girl passes a ball during a drill at basketball training session in Mogadishu, Somalia in 2013. Banned under the extremist group Al Shabaab, basketball is once again making a resurgence in Mogadishu.
UN Photo/Tobin Jones

With fair play, tolerance and team spirit, sport can score for peace and development, say UN officials

9 April 2018
Global

The United Nations can make its voice heard on the power of sport in promoting both peace and development, a senior UN official said Monday, urging participants at a special Headquarters event to “bring out our inner sports fans,” and harness sport as a force for positive change.

Photo: UNODC
UNODC

UN launches global network of judges to strengthen integrity in courts

9 April 2018
Global

The United Nations on Monday launched an initiative to connect judges around the world so that they can learn from each other about ways to strengthen integrity in courts, such as by preventing corruption and undue political interference into judicial appointments and decisions.