UNODC Global Report on Trafficking in Persons 2022

According to the report, fewer victims of trafficking in persons are being identified even as the COVID-19 pandemic and other crises are increasing vulnerabilities to exploitation. The number of victims detected globally fell by 11 per cent in 2020 from the previous...

UNODC & WWF partner to reduce occurrence of crimes at sea

The MoU was signed during a UNODC and WWF technical session in the Galápagos to build institutional coordination to deal with crimes at sea, including drug trafficking, fuel smuggling and wildlife trafficking and to reduce their impact on ecosystems and...

UNODC Myanmar Opium Survey 2022

Myanmar’s farmers are flocking back to opium poppy cultivation amid rising prices for the contraband crop and an economic nosedive that’s wiping out jobs, reversing nearly a decade of declines, according to the latest data from the United Nations…

UNODC on illegal wildlife trade & climate change

Illegal wildlife trade (IWT) persists in contravention of laws specifically aimed to address negative impacts of over‐exploitation of nature, one of the most critical threats to the world’s biodiversity. By reducing and otherwise negatively impacting …

UNODC World Drug Report 2022

The Report 2022 provides an in-depth analysis of global drug markets and examines the nexus between drugs and the environment within the bigger picture of the Sustainable Development Goals, climate change and environmental sustainability…