United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Latest News
A recent report of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said that over the past 90 years, contaminated medicines killed 1,300 people in 90 years.
About United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
- It was established in 1997 through a merger between the United Nations Drug Control Programme and the Centre for International Crime Prevention.
- It is a global leader in the fight against illicit drugs and international crime, in addition to being responsible for implementing the United Nations lead programme on terrorism.
Functions of United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
- It works to educate people throughout the world about the dangers of drug abuse.
- Strengthen international action against illicit drug production and trafficking and drug-related crime.
- It also works to improve crime prevention and assist with criminal justice reform in order to strengthen the rule of law, promote stable and viable criminal justice systems and combat the growing threats of transnational organized crime and corruption.
- In 2002, the UN General Assembly approved an expanded programme of activities for the Terrorism Prevention Branch of UNODC.
- The activities focus on providing assistance to States, on request, in ratifying and implementing the eighteen universal legal instruments against terrorism.
- Funding: It relies on voluntary contributions, mainly from governments, to carry out the majority of our work.
- Headquarters: Vienna, Austria
Source: TH
Last updated on Sep, 2026
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