FATF, Egmont Group, INTERPOL and UNODC call for stronger cooperation between countries as they launch handbook to fight money laundering.
Stories & Blogs UNODCSep 05, 2025(News )Money laundering almost always crosses borders, and criminals exploit gaps between national legal systems to hide their activities and avoid punishment.
EU contribution boosts disaster preparedness efforts in Southern Africa
Stories & Blogs WFPAug 13, 2025(News )The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a €3 million contribution from the European Union (EU) to support a regional initiative aimed at strengthening disaster preparedness across the Southern African Development Community (SADC).
UNODC and African Union Join Forces for Second Global Coalition on Consultation on Synthetic Drug Supply Reduction in Madagascar.
Stories & Blogs UNODCOct 25, 2024(Story )“The easy access to these drugs has formed a vicious circle, threatening public health, causing family instability, increasing criminality and corruption financing, while providing support for terrorist activities. The fight against drugs is crucial for b
Türk calls on Tunisia to uphold rule of law and democratic freedoms
Stories & Blogs OHCHROct 15, 2024(Press Release )UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk called on the Tunisian authorities to protect the country’s democratic processes and uphold fundamental freedoms after a presidential campaign marred by a crackdown on the opposition, independent activists and journalists
Côte d'Ivoire: Model to follow for definitive abolition of the death penalty, says Special Rapporteur
Stories & Blogs OHCHRJul 31, 2024(Press )A UN human rights expert today welcomed Côte d'Ivoire’s ratification of the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights as a definitive and irrevocable step to abolish the death penalty in the country.
First food aid in months reaches Darfur, yet limited humanitarian access is worsening Sudan's hunger catastrophe
Stories & Blogs WFPApr 05, 2024(News )PORT SUDAN – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has managed to bring desperately needed food and nutrition supplies into Darfur, the first WFP assistance to reach the war-wracked region in months.