According to the 2022 UNODC Global Report on Trafficking in Persons (GLOTIP), more than half of trafficked persons in ...

The 18th Federal and Regional Prison Commissioners Forum began in Hawassa, Ethiopia, on 3 October filled with warmth and ...

Corruption continues to pose a significant obstacle towards global peace and security, sustainable development, and human ...

The Programme for Legal Empowerment and Aid Delivery (PLEAD) is a strategic partnership between the Government of Kenya, the ...

UNODC supports Eastern African Member States to enhance law enforcement capacities and cross-border cooperation. Initiatives ...

Since inception in 2009 as the Counter Piracy Programme in the Eastern Africa region, the Global Maritime Crime Programme has expanded both geographically and thematically into covering a wider ...

Gender equality is not just an issue for women, it is for everyone. Through the Empowering Every Badge project, UNODC is creating peer-led spaces for men to address gender biases and masculinity norms ...

In countries like Uganda, UNODC is working with the government to build a more effective, fair, humane and accountable criminal justice system. Anchored in the country’s broader development agenda ...

These issues are compounded by limited use of alternative sentencing, underdeveloped community-based justice systems and the absence of tailored rehabilitation programmes for offenders. At the same ...

The Hub’s anti-corruption efforts are aligned with UNODC’s Strategic Vision for Africa 2030, which sets safeguarding people and institutions from corruption and economic crime as one of the Vision’s ...

In parallel, the organization strengthens the capacity of criminal justice institutions, enabling them to recover and return stolen assets while safeguarding financial systems from harmful illicit ...

Trafficking in persons (TIP) and smuggling of migrants (SOM) remain significant challenges in Eastern Africa, resulting in high numbers of fatalities and sustained suffering among vulnerable ...