UNODC - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. 210,322 likes 788 talking about this 9,322 were here. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. Dear Delegates, As chairperson of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, I would like to extend a warm welcome to all to the 13th session of the Doon School Model United Nations.
United Nations Office on Drugs and CrimePO Box 5001400 ViennaAustria.United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is a global leader in the struggle against illicit drugs and transnational organized crime, and the United Nations lead programme on terrorism. Established in 1997, UNODC has over 1,500 staff working at the national, regional and global levels through a network of 54 field and project offices, as well as liaison offices in New York and Brussels. UNODC works to inform the world about the dangers of drug abuse and to strengthen international action against drug production, trafficking and drug-related crime. UNODC also works to improve crime prevention and to assist with criminal justice reform in a number of countries. UNODC works with Member States to strengthen the rule of law, promote stable and viable criminal justice systems and combat the growing threats of transnational organized crime and corruption.
UNODC bases its work on the three pillars of research and analytical work, normative work to assist States in the ratification and implementation of international treaties, and the development of domestic legislation on drugs, crime and terrorism, and field-based technical cooperation projects.In the area of violence prevention and response, UNODC works together with other United Nations entities to provide the evidence needed to design effective violence prevention and reduction initiatives. UNODC recognizes, in particular, the value multi-sectoral cooperation and an evidence-based approach to targeting the risk factors that lead to violence. VPA focal persons.
Ms Anna GuidiceCrime Prevention and Criminal Justice OfficerJustice Section, Division of OperationsUnited Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)Tel: +43 1 Email: [email protected] Giudice is a Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Officer at the Justice Section, Division of Operations, UNODC Headquarters in Vienna. As a career UN staff she has worked with UNODC since 2000, in various functions relating to the implementation of the international drug and crime conventions and UN standards and norms on crime prevention and criminal justice. Her background is in Public International Law and International Human Rights Law. Her current responsibilities include programme management and development, police reform, justice for children and victim support and assistance all around he world, with a particular focus on the Arab region.
Topic A: Education for Justice against Organized CrimeTopic B: Crackdown on Illicit Trafficking of Opiates from AfghanistanWorking Language: EnglishSize: 60Representation: Double DelegateRules of Procedure: Beijing Rules of Procedure (Paper-oriented)Introduction to the Committee and the Topic:United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) was established in 1997 by combining the United Nations Drug Control Programme and the Centre for International Crime Prevention together. UNODC is mandated to help all the Member States to fight against illicit drug problems, transnational crime, and international terrorism.In order to respond to the Sustainable Development Goals 4 and 16, UNODC of Beijing International Model United Nations 2019 is going to discuss the problem of the rule of law and to combat crime. Education for Justice (E4J) initiative is started by UNODC and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, based on the intention to promote the rule of law through Global Citizenship Education. Meanwhile, according to the latest data published by the Afghanistan Opium Survey, the regional situation of illicit trafficking is still extremely severe.
Delegates are expected to propose more practical suggestions and solutions during the discussion of two topics and understand better the whole procedure of combating crime.