Tag:United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

Health

EU grants WHO, UNODC €10m to advance mental health in Afghanistan

The European Union (EU) has allocated an additional €10 million (equivalent to 800 million Afghani) to improve mental health and address drug use disorders...

Michael Simire - October 25, 2023

Cover

Nigeria, UNODC, EU seek strategic approach to tackling wildlife, forest crimes

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the European Union (EU), and the Federal Government ofNigeria have underscored the need for strategic...

Michael Simire - April 18, 2023

Human Welfare

Children constitute 50% of trafficked Nigerian victims in 2020 – UNODC

Half of human trafficking victims in Nigeria in 2020 were children, Chervine Oftadeh, an official of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, (UNODC)...

Michael Simire - January 19, 2021

Conservation

Nigeria partners with Germany, UN to stop wildlife crime

To tackle wildlife and forestry crime, Nigeria, Germany and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) came together during a virtual session...

Michael Simire - August 12, 2020

Human Welfare

Nigeria, UN, others launch projects to fight trafficking in persons

On the eve of the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the International Organisation for...

Michael Simire - July 29, 2020

Human Welfare

Trade in fake COVID-19 products booming amid demand surge, says UNODC

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has warned that illegal trade in fake or faulty COVID-19-related products is booming amid a...

Michael Simire - July 8, 2020

Human Welfare

How a female drug user received a lifeline amid a pandemic

One out of every four people who uses drugs in Nigeria is a woman - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Report, 2018 Yemisi, a student in one of the...

Michael Simire - June 17, 2020

Human Welfare