Tag: UNODC

In Response to COVID-19 UNODC in Lebanon Acts to Protect the Most Vulnerable in Prisons

April 3, 2020

In response to the growing health concerns posed by COVID-19, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Regional Office for the Middle East and North Africa launched an awareness-raising campaign for the juvenile wing in Roumieh Prison, the Moubadara facility for girls and the Barbar Khazen Prison for women in Beirut. The uncertainty … More In Response to COVID-19 UNODC in Lebanon Acts to Protect the Most Vulnerable in Prisons

UNODC’s Bold New Steps On The Road To Prisoner Rehabilitation

February 2, 2018

An essential component of the Doha Declaration Global Programme, UNODC’s work on prisoner rehabilitation has been consolidating the ways in which prison-based rehabilitation schemes can be developed and harmonised at an international level. Since the launch of the Global Programme, and as the guardian of the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the … More UNODC’s Bold New Steps On The Road To Prisoner Rehabilitation

World Drug Report 2017: 29.5 million people globally suffer from drug use disorders, opioids the most harmful

June 23, 2017

Vienna/New York/ Geneva, 22 June 2017 – In 2015 about a quarter of a billion people used drugs. Of these, around 29.5 million people – or 0.6 per cent of the global adult population – were engaged in problematic use and suffered from drug use disorders, including dependence. Opioids were the most harmful drug type … More World Drug Report 2017: 29.5 million people globally suffer from drug use disorders, opioids the most harmful