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East Timor emerges as new hotspot for scam centre operations, UN warns
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
UNODC has warned that East Timor's Oecusse region is becoming a hotspot for scam centres linked to cybercriminals and triad networks. Operations exploit investment zones, shell companies, and multiple passports, engaging in online scams, gambling fraud, and potential human trafficking, highl
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UAE participates in reconvened 33rd Session of the Commission on Crime Pre
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The UAE, represented by the Ministry of Interior, took part in the reconvened 33rd session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, held at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in Vienna.
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Thai govt urged to combat Chinese mafia-linked human trafficking
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
An advocacy group has called on Thailand's government to intervene urgently to secure the release of over 100 victims of human trafficking, primarily from Laos, who are allegedly held captive by a 'Chinese mafia syndicate' in Myanmar's Kayin state.
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Dire need to combat drug addiction, only 1 in 11 addicted get treatment: U
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Noting the lack of reach to drug disorder treatment, it added that out of an estimated 64 million people worldwide suffering from drug use disorders, only one in 11 receives treatment.
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Opium cultivation, production in Afghanistan decreased by 95 pc: UN Report
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The cultivation and production of opium in Afghanistan has decreased by 95 per cent in the past year, Khaama Press reported citing the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.
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India committed to combating, uprooting organised crimes: Nityanand Rai in
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
India expresses its strong commitment towards combating and uprooting organized crimes in all its manifestations, Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said on Friday in the two-day Ministerial Conference organised by the Government of Italy and United Nations Office on Drugs and Cr
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Indian Coast Guard Chief Rakesh Pal attends Asian Coast Guard meeting in T
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
In the meeting coast guard heads of 17 Asian countries, Hong Kong and two international organisations, The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) participated in the meeti
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Afghanistan: Women's integrated services and facilities centre to be set u
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in collaboration with the Afghanistan Women's Chamber of Commerce and Industry (AWCCI) are partnering to set up a Women's Integrated Services and Facilities Centre in Kabul, Kha
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Dubai Customs celebrates graduation of UNODC officials
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The event was attended by Mohammed Al Ghaffari, Executive Director of Human Resources, Finance and Administration Division at Dubai Customs, Boris Zenamensky, Deputy Regional Representative for the UNODC, and several executive directors and department managers.
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India in partnership with UN to send 20,000 MTs wheat for Afghan people th
Updated : 3 years ago IST
India on Tuesday, while hosting the first India-Central Asia Joint Working Group on Afghanistan, upon the requests by United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and Central Asian Republics, offered customized capacity-building courses for their relevant stakeholders/officials.
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Drug addiction grows in Pakistan: Report
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Citing the same report, the Dawn newspaper last month said that the number of these addicts is increasing at the rate of 40,000 per year, making Pakistan one of the most drug-affected countries in the world.
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Analyst at UN talks about countering gender-based discrimination, violence
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Vienna [Austria], March 22 (ANI): Research Analyst at European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS), Celine Burke, while speaking at the 65th Session of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Vienna highlighted the importance of gender-sensitive drug policies as a cruc
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