‘Untold harm to nature’ from wildlife trafficking, warns UN crime agency

Despite two decades of worldwide efforts, more than 4,000 precious wildlife species still fall prey to trafficking every year, a new report by the UN crime and drugs prevention office, UNODC, showed on Monday.  https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2024/05/1149646
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‘Untold harm to nature’ from wildlife trafficking, warns UN crime agency
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Forensic lab aids crack down on illegal wildlife trade in Viet Nam

07 Jan 2022

Despite travel bans and other COVID-19 restrictions, the small team at Viet Nam’s wildlife forensic lab has been bolstering police efforts to crack down on illegal trafficking, with support from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). 

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UN crime prevention chief pledges enhanced cooperation in Somalia

UN crime prevention chief pledges enhanced cooperation in Somalia

04 Mar 2024

The Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Ghada Waly has highlighted the threats of transnational organized crime, terrorism, and corruption which is plaguing Somalia.

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COVID-19 means development setbacks for Mongolia: a UN Resident Coordinator’s blog

25 Jul 2020

Mongolia has recorded very few cases of COVID-19, less than 300 as on date, despite its more than 4,000 kilometre porous border with China. However, the country faces a major economic impact from the pandemic, says Tapan Mishra, the UN Resident Coordinator in Mongolia.