comments feedInternational Olympic Committee 22 May 2023 – Sport plays a crucial role in building safer communities and combatting youth violence and crime. This was highlighted during a high-level side event organised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), in cooperation with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on 22 May in Vienna (Austria), as […]
IOC and UNODC highlight sport’s powerful role in youth crime prevention
May 22, 2023 by Leave a Comment
IOC and UNODC extend collaboration
November 17, 2021 by Leave a Comment
IOC and UNODC extend collaboration to fight corruption and crime in sport 09 Nov 2021 – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) extended their memorandum of understanding (MoU) to further strengthen the cooperation between the two organisations in fighting corruption and crime in sport. The new agreement […]
‘Big reflection’ needed on opioid crisis
June 25, 2017 by Leave a Comment
By Tharanga Yakupitiyage From Caribbean Life UNITED NATIONS, June 22, 2017 (IPS) – Opioids are among the most devastating drugs and are creating a crisis of epidemic proportions, said the UN drug agency. In its annual World Drug Report, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) found concerning trends in drug use around the […]
The world’s strategy against drug trafficking has completely failed…..
May 3, 2016 by Leave a Comment
By Keegan Hamilton, VICE News From Business Insider …. — but governments won’t adapt Diplomats and top officials from governments around the world gathered last week at United Nations headquarters in New York to discuss what to do about the global drug problem. Over the course of four days and multiple discussions, the assembled dignitaries […]
