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.

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.

Rural produce can boost urban nutrition. Fruit vendors unloading pumpkins at the market in Maradi, Niger.
FAO/Giulio Napolitano

In crisis-torn Sahel, UN anti-drugs and crime agency helps bolster justice system

1 March 2018
Africa

Africa’s vast Sahel – plagued by humanitarian crises, armed conflict and terrorism – is now witnessing improvements in its criminal justice system thanks to a special programme by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), which assists Governments in the region to come together to fight corruption, and human and drug trafficking.