UNODC South Asia

🌐Out Now: UNODC South Asia's Odyssey (Feb 2026) 🔎In Focus: ✅Strengthening drug law enforcement responses ✅UN Secretary General's visit to India ✅SOP & investigations to counter human trafficking ✅Promoting ethics/integrity through education Read: t.ly/CN4T_

The #GlobalFraudSummit continues today in Vienna, looking beyond the financial impact of fraud to explore stronger collaboration mechanisms, faster responses, and the devastating toll it has on victims.

Press release #GlobalFraudSummit: @UNODC -@Interpol global summit mobilizes action against fraud surge - more here: unis.unvienna.org/unis/en/pressr…

Over two days, UNODC & @INTERPOL_HQ’s #GlobalFraudSummit brought together global partners with a mandate to turn commitments into results. Countries made pledges to deliver concrete, long-term impact against organized fraud. Watch the recap ⬇️

E-waste is one of the fastest growing and a valuable waste stream. Illegal trafficking brings big profits for criminals while legal recyclers lose income. Stronger laws and controls are needed to protect the economy and fair competition. bit.ly/4qXnvJn #endENVcrime

“Today, we are facing a very different kind of fraud; one that is sophisticated, organized and perpetrated across borders with breathtaking speed.” @JohnBrandolino at the UNODC & @INTERPOL_HQ #GlobalFraudSummit on the need for an effective and coordinated response against fraud.

🔴 LIVE   The #GlobalFraudSummit just kicked off.   Over the next two days, governments, law enforcement and the private sector are working together to better align policy, investigations and technological responses in the fight against fraud.   Tune in: bit.ly/GFS_16

Drug production, trafficking & consumption damage health, take lives and devastate communities. To counter emerging & increasingly harmful drugs, countries at #CND69 decided on placing substances under international control, incl. two synthetic opioids & a synthetic cannabinoid.

A new panel of 19 independent experts was announced at #CND69 today. The Expert Panel will provide recommendations to strengthen the implementation of international drug control treaties and contribute to the CND’s 2029 global drug policy review. ow.ly/YFPt50YsRZ5

Civil society organizations are essential partners in addressing drug-related challenges. At #CND69, over 900 representatives from some 200 NGOs engaged in dialogue with Member States & other stakeholders, sharing frontline perspectives to strengthen collective action on drugs.

🌐Out Now: UNODC South Asia's Odyssey (Feb 2026) 🔎In Focus: ✅Strengthening drug law enforcement responses ✅UN Secretary General's visit to India ✅SOP & investigations to counter human trafficking ✅Promoting ethics/integrity through education Read: t.ly/CN4T_

Before the #GlobalFraudSummit begins, global commitments are already taking shape. 40 governments, international organizations, companies and civil society groups have already submitted pledges to strengthen cooperation against organized fraud. More ahead bit.ly/4uptjhX

#IFCIOR & @UNODC_MCP successfully concluded the second edition of Tabletop Exercise on "Enhancing Maritime Domain Awareness and Law Applicability in Maritime Threats," held from 11–12 Mar 26 at Gurugram. 39 practioners from 18 nations, comprising maritime operators and legal experts, engaged in fruitful discussions spanning detection, interdiction at sea and legal prosecution. The exercise simulated real-time maritime incident scenarios, enabling participants to test #informationsharing mechanisms and intricacies of operational-legal coordination for effective incident response. In his opening address, RAdm Nirbhay Bapna, ACNS (CS NCO) emphasised that maritime security challenges like piracy, smuggling and illegal fishing, require trusted information sharing, strong partnerships and coordinated multinational responses. #IFCIOR remains steadfast in fostering trusted partnerships and collaborative frameworks to uphold the #MaritimeSecurity and integrity of the global commons. @indiannav

What is happening at #CND69? Member States are discussing: ➡️Equipment diversion for drug manufacturing ➡️Enhancing supply chain integrity ➡️Alternative development ➡️Early warning & monitoring of new drugs ➡️Scientific responses to drug use Read: ow.ly/IZJJ50YrPy4

Drug production, trafficking and consumption are killing people and contributing to insecurity and violence. #CND69 is meeting in Vienna to act. Curious how the @CND_tweets works? Find out here:

From the crime scene to the lab. At #CND69, participants saw how effective investigations depend on proper evidence collection, handling & analysis. They learned how @unodc_lab trains forensic officers to investigate drug-related crimes safely, accurately & based on science.

Why is the Commission on Narcotic Drugs needed more than ever? The global drug problem continues to kill people while fueling violence and instability across the globe. #CND69 is meeting this week to address the problem.

"जब हम कानून के सामने बराबर नहीं होते, तो हम बराबर नहीं होते" - #अंतर्राष्ट्रीयमहिलादिवस पर @antonioguterres ने कहा... "समय आ गया है कि हर जगह महिलाओं और लड़कियों के लिए न्याय को वास्तविकता बनाया जाए." news.un.org/hi/story/2026/…

VIDEO | Delhi: UN resident coordinator in India, Stefan Priesner says, “India is the most populous country in the world, and whatever India does affects the world in terms of social and economic development. My message is to keep moving forward with women-led development and systematically integrate women’s considerations into all aspects of development. When that happens, every aspect of development benefits, because women are not only mothers but also incredibly important actors in economic development and in advancing justice.”

Ahead of Intl Women’s Day, #UNVienna Acting Director-General John Brandolino joined Ambassadors from @unido, @unodc & Women in Nuclear Groups of Friends to support “Rights. Justice. Action. #ForAllWomenAndGirls” With justice, rights become power.