Press Releases UNODC

07/04/2025
UNODC: new study shows forest crime converging with other types of organized crime, compounding harms to the environment, communities, and economy
12/03/2025
UNODC: Opium prices in Afghanistan near historic peaks, mostly benefiting large-scale traffickers
03/03/2025
MEDIA ADVISORY: Journalists invited to cover the 68th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs
19/02/2025
Refugee response has reduced risks of migrant smuggling and human trafficking stemming from war in Ukraine, new UNODC study finds
07/02/2025
European Union, the International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime, and civil society join forces to combat wildlife crime
24/12/2024
UN General Assembly adopts landmark convention on cybercrime
24/12/2024
Statement by Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Ghada Waly on the Adoption of UN Convention against Cybercrime
11/12/2024
UNODC global human trafficking report: detected victims up 25 per cent as more children are exploited and forced labour cases spike
06/12/2024
MEDIA ADVISORY: Media briefing – under embargo - on the 2024 Global Report on Trafficking in Persons
27/11/2024
Afghanistan: opium production remains 93 per cent below pre-drug ban levels, says UNODC
25/11/2024
One woman is killed every 10 minutes by their intimate partners or other family members
06/11/2024
Afghanistan: opium cultivation increased by 19 per cent in second year of drugs ban, according to UNODC
03/10/2024
MEDIA ADVISORY: Journalists are invited to cover the twelfth session of the global conference to advance implementation of the United Nations Convention on Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC)
09/08/2024
United Nations: Member States finalize a new cybercrime convention
11/07/2024
Bribery becoming less accepted in Nigeria, says new report on corruption patterns and trends in the country
28/06/2024
Tackling organized crime essential to stabilizing Sahel region and achieving Sustainable Development Goals, says UNODC report
26/06/2024
UNODC World Drug Report 2024: Harms of world drug problem continue to mount amid expansions in drug use and markets
20/06/2024
MEDIA ADVISORY: Media briefing – under embargo on the World Drug Report 2024
17/05/2024
New UNODC analysis highlights complex “patchwork” of environmental protection laws globally, offers recommendations to prevent criminal exploitation
13/05/2024
Despite two decades of concerted action, wildlife trafficking persists worldwide with more than 4,000 species affected, says new UNODC World Wildlife Crime Report
08/05/2024
MEDIA ADVISORY: Journalists invited to cover the 33rd session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
07/05/2024
MEDIA ADVISORY: Media briefing – under embargo on the World Wildlife Crime Report 2024
22/04/2024
UNODC launches new action to combat human trafficking and migrant smuggling
18/04/2024
MEDIA ADVISORY: Media briefing on the new UN strategy to combat human trafficking and migrant smuggling