Tag «UN Office on Drugs and Crime»

Executive Director, UN Office on Drugs and Crime, Yury Fedotov on International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism

21 August 2018 VIENNA, 21 August (UN Information Service) — This first International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to Victims of Terrorism is a much-needed opportunity to ensure that the voices of victims and survivors are heard, and to renew our commitment to providing the support they need and deserve. Let us stand in …

Executive Director, UN Office on Drugs and Crime, Yury Fedotov: Statement on International Anti-Corruption Day

9 December 2017 VIENNA, 9 December 2017 (UN Information Service) — Young people denied all-empowering education, women excluded from life-saving surgery and workers prevented from working are just some of corruption’s unwitting victims. Corruption has a catastrophic impact on societies; it stifles opportunities, denying vulnerable people access to infrastructure, and condemns them to lives of …

Assisting and protecting human trafficking survivors in the context of armed conflict, refugees and mixed migration flows

Remarks of the Executive Director, UN Office on Drugs and Crime, Yury Fedotov: Special event: “Assisting and protecting human trafficking survivors in the context of armed conflict, refugees and mixed migration flows” 22 May 2017 VIENNA, 22 May (UN Information Service) – Good afternoon, and many thanks for coming to this very important event. 2017 …

AIRCOP: European Union, Canada, Japan, UN Office on Drugs and Crime, INTERPOL and World Customs Organization partnership to strengthen airport controls against illicit trafficking and terrorism

SAO PAULO/VIENNA, 4 April (UN Information Service) – Airport law enforcement experts from around the world met today in Sao Paulo, Brazil, for a three-day discussion on enhancing detection and interdiction capacity at international airports to counter emerging threats posed by illicit trafficking and suspicious passengers, and to support the fight against transnational organized crime …

Security Council Ministerial Open Debate on Trafficking in Persons in Conflict Situations: Forced labour, slavery and other similar practices

Remarks of the Executive Director, UN Office on Drugs and Crime, Yury Fedotov: Security Council Ministerial Open Debate on Trafficking in Persons in Conflict Situations: Forced labour, slavery and other similar practices 15 March 2017 VIENNA, 15 March (UN Information Service) – My thanks to the Security Council and the UK Presidency for your unflagging …