Oversupply of Drugs in Mekong, East Asia Puts Younger Users at Risk, UN Says

... Bangkok. Production and trafficking of illicit drugs have reached unprecedented ... official of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said. "The supply ... as organized crime is ramping up supply and flooding ... to $7 in 2014, UN data this year showed. ...

Thailand Banks on Tech to End Slavery at Sea as Workers Push for Rights

... is," said Smith, of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). "If you have good information ... squeezed, and still rely on brokers and agents, who dupe workers and keep them ... forms of the crime, including trafficking, and to protect and compensate victims. "We ...

Thai Women's Prison Highlights Need for Reform, Drug Policy Rethink

... the scourge of illicit drugs. Several Southeast Asian ... heavy burden on their jails, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) says ... Douglas, UNODC Regional Representative for Southeast Asia and the Pacific ... since it adopted the UN Rules for the ...

Myanmar's Opium Crop Plummets, but No Victory Over Asia's Narco-Boom: UN

... a quarter between 2015 and 2017, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said in a ... report released on Wednesday. "The drop ... to increase their focus on synthetic drugs and the precursor chemicals used ...

Indonesia's Anticorruption Measures Under Review by United Nations

... legislation — including on corruption, extradition and asset recovery. According ... and Mohamed Cherbal, representatives from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). It will cover preventive measures and ... to discuss challenges and issues," and identify common ...

Demand for Child Webcam Sex in Mekong 'Outstripping Supply,' UN Says

... consultant at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), said at the launch of ... able to comment immediately on the UNODC findings. The UN children's agency ... of "child slavery." The UNODC pointed on Thursday to child sex abuse ...

Nelson Mandela Day Draws Attention to Indonesia's Overcrowded Prisons

Jakarta. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in Indonesia on Tuesday (18/07) observed Nelson ... over ten million people worldwide," UNODC Indonesia country manager Collie Brown ... Legacy In November 2009, the UN General Assembly declared July 18 ...

UN Chief Calls for Preventive Measures, Treatment to Address Global Drug Problem

... A report released by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) last Thursday revealed that a ... problem of drug use and trade. UNODC executive director Yury Fedotov ... Organization and UNODC, the campaign targets parents, teachers, policy makers and health and ...

Regional Conference Highlights Border Security Issues in Asean

... government of Thailand and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, or UNODC, hosted a regional ... conference for Southeast Asian countries on ... also to the UNODC to let the UN body design a ...

UNODC to Send Drug Policy Advisor to Work With Philippine Gov't

Jakarta. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, or UNODC, announced on Monday (17/04) that it ... rising use of methamphetamine. The UN office's upcoming role with the ... Duterte launched a bloody war on drugs, which has alarmed the international ...