Tag «UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)»

Executive Director, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Yury Fedotov: Remarks at the Security Council Debate on the situation in Afghanistan

  21 December 2017 VIENNA/NEW YORK, 21 December 2017 (UN Information Service) — When I addressed this Council on Afghanistan a year ago, I reported that UNODC’s 2016 Afghan opium survey showed a worrying reversal in efforts to counter the drug problem, and highlighted the need to address this destructive threat. One year later, the …

Links between drug trafficking, organized crime and terrorism in the Mediterranean region

Remarks of the Executive Director, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Yury Fedotov: OSCE Mediterranean Conference side event on “Links between drug trafficking, organized crime and terrorism in the Mediterranean region” PALERMO/VIENNA, 24 October 2017 (UN Information Service) — The links between drug trafficking, organized crime and terrorism are a growing problem for the …

UN Security Council meeting on threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts,

Remarks of the Executive Director, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Yury Fedotov: UN Security Council meeting on threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts, focussing on preventing terrorists from acquiring weapons by Video Teleconference, 2 August 2017 VIENNA, 2 August (UN Information Service) – Allow me to begin by commending …

World Hepatitis Day

Executive Director, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Yury Fedotov: Statement on World Hepatitis Day 28 July 2017 VIENNA, 28 July (UN Information Service) – Hepatitis C has a catastrophic impact on people’s lives. According to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime’s World Drug Report, of the 12 million people injecting drugs globally, …

Nexus between illicit drugs, organized crime and terrorism

Remarks of the Executive Director, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Yury Fedotov: Statement at the OSCE-wide conference on the nexus between illicit drugs, organized crime and terrorism 10 July 2017 VIENNA, 10 July (UN Information Service) – Terrorism, and its links to drugs and crime, is recognized, including by the UN Security Council, …

General Assembly side event on transnational organized crime challenges and responses in Southeast Asia

Remarks of the Executive Director, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Yury Fedotov General Assembly side event on transnational organized crime challenges and responses in Southeast Asia New York, 19 June 2017 NEW YORK/ VIENNA, 19 June (UN Information Service) – Transnational organized crime is a growing challenge to security and development in Southeast …