Law and Crime Prevention

Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Yury Fedotov.
UN Information Service, Vienna

Laos ‘extremely vulnerable’ to trafficking by organized crime groups – UN official

5 December 2012
Asia Pacific

Due to its unique position in the Greater Mekong region and its shared borders with five countries, Laos is “extremely vulnerable” to the trafficking of people, illicit drugs and commodities by organized crime groups, a senior United Nations official said today.

Poppy field in Afghanistan.
UNODC

Opium cultivation rises in Afghanistan despite major eradication push – UN report

20 November 2012
Asia Pacific

Despite significant eradication efforts, high opium prices led to an increase in poppy cultivation in Afghanistan this year, a joint report released today by the Government and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has found.

Hamid Ghodse, President of the International Narcotics Control Board, launches 2011 annual report.
UNODC

UN anti-narcotics panel calls for better support for youth and marginalized

28 February 2012
Global

Helping marginalized communities and young people experiencing drug problems must be an international priority, the United Nations body tasked with monitoring the production and consumption of narcotics worldwide said today, urging countries to protect these groups so they can be reintegrated into society.