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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 …

INCB-UNODC third international conference on “Precursor Chemicals and New Psychoactive substances” opens in Bangkok

VIENNA/BANGKOK, 22 February (United Nations Information Service) – The third international conference on “Precursor Chemicals and New Psychoactive Substances” organized by the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) started in Bangkok on Tuesday. The conference was opened by the Minister of Justice of Thailand, Suwaphan Tanyuvardhana, …

UNWTO, UNODC and UNESCO launch anti-trafficking campaign

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) have joined forces to promote a global campaign urging travellers to support the fight against a number of forms of trafficking. The Campaign was presented to the tourism sector at the …