Issue 11| May 5 2010
A quick and easy way to update yourself on the latest UNODC and international drugs and crime news

UNODC News

• UNODC strengthens partnership in the Middle East and North Africa
• UNODC enters partnership to address organized crime in Guatemala
• Kabul: women raising their children behind bars
• Health is the theme of the 2010 world drug campaign
• Mexico takes lead in launching national campaign against human trafficking
• UNODC and Bolivia launch six-year programme to combat drugs and crime

Highlight

Crime Congress wraps up with 'Salvador Declaration'

19 April 2010 - The Twelfth United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice wrapped up in Salvador Brazil with the adoption of a declaration that calls on Member States to adapt their criminal justice systems to a changing world.

The week - long Congress, which is held every five years, took place from 12 to 19 April. Representatives of more than 100 countries and of international, regional and non-governmental organizations took part in the Congress. In addition to political meetings and drafting sessions, numerous ancillary meetings on a wide range of issues relating to criminal justice were held.

Read our latest publications

• Digest of Terrorist Cases (pdf)
• Combating trafficking in persons in accordance with the principles of Islamic Law (pdf)
• Building Public Support for Anti-Corruption Efforts (World Bank & UNODC)

Upcoming Events/Publications

• Surveying Crime in Africa (English/French)
• Survey on Drug Use in Afghanistan
• Iraq Corruption Survey
• Crime Commission (17-21 May 2010)

Other International Drugs and Crime News

• The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA): EMCDDA and EUROPOL launch in-depth review of cocaine market (April 2010)
• The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA): EMCDDA–EUROPOL annual report reviews new drugs entering market (April 2010)
• World Bank: Conference on Strengthening the Anti-Corruption Capacity in the Office of the Prosecutor of the Republic of Bulgaria (13 April 2010)
• European Commission: Justice and security: advantages for citizens and businesses (20 April 2010)
• UN News: Independent UN expert urges Egypt to step up efforts to combat human trafficking (21 April 2010) (pdf)

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