Sending my heartfelt wishes to everyone celebrating #EidalFitr around the world.

As we embrace the end of Ramadan, let us carry forward the spirit of hope, solidarity, and compassion for all those in need. Eid Mubarak!

We must protect the ~25% of the planet's most endangered species that live in South America.

UN Office on Drugs & Crime is training justice officials in the region to detect, investigate & #EndWildlifeCrime .

Grateful to the RAREC RAINFOREST AWARENESS RESCUE EDUCATION CENTER & Centro de Rescate Amazónico - CREA rescue centres in Peru for supporting our mission.

Great to see the GlobE Network growing ever stronger, now connecting 200 authorities from 100+ countries.
 
By facilitating direct cooperation between law enforcement agencies, we can advance anti-corruption cases & ensure no safe haven for corruption.
 
#UnitedAgainstCorruption

Bienvenue au nouveau Représentant permanent de la Guinée auprès des Nations Unies (Vienne), Loucény Condé, qui a présenté aujourd’hui ses lettres de créance à la Directrice générale de #UNVienna , GhadaFathiWaly - unis.unvienna.org/unis/fr/pressr…

Welcome to the new Permanent Representative of #Kenya , Maurice Makoloo, who presented his credentials today to the Director-General of #UNVienna @ghadafathiwaly - more: unis.unvienna.org/unis/en/pressr…
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Young people are especially vulnerable to using drugs.

In South America, they make up over 50% of those in treatment for drug use.

As I said in my pledge at #CND67 , we must invest far more in evidence-based prevention, for a healthier future for our children.

#WorldHealthDay

As a passionate sports fan, I strongly believe sport can build young people’s resilience against drugs, violence & crime.

In 2023 our SC:ORE initiative used sport to reach 24,000+ youth.

By offering them new skills & opportunities, we create safer communities for all. #SportDay

Pleased to meet FATF President T. Raja Kumar.

The Task Force is crucial in setting standards on anti-money laundering & countering terrorism financing.

UN Office on Drugs & Crime is ideally placed to support these efforts with technical assistance & capacity building on financial investigations.

Welcome to the new Permanent Representative of #Tunisia , Samia Ilhem Ammar, who presented her credentials today to the Director-General of #UNVienna GhadaFathiWaly - more: unis.unvienna.org/unis/en/pressr…

Preventing terrorism requires strong rule of law responses.

In the Philippines, UN Office on Drugs & Crime trained 40+ counter-terrorism experts on evidence collection, bomb disposal and crime scene management.

This will help ensure terrorism cases can be effectively investigated and prosecuted.

Southeast Asia is drowning in illegal waste shipments.

Our new report with UN Environment Programme reveals 400k+ tonnes of waste were seized in the region in 2018-2022.

We need to strengthen regulatory frameworks and criminal justice responses to end this illegal trade.
 
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Wishing everyone a very happy and blessed #Easter ! May this joyous season bring renewed hope, unity and peace for all.

🚨In this week’s 60 seconds:

🔹 #CND67 focused on the Midterm Review of the 2019 Ministerial Declaration

🔹 UNODC & INTERPOL address human trafficking & migrant smuggling in the Americas.

🔹Women judges are transforming the justice landscape in Madagascar.

There's no place for racism at the United Nations.

Grateful for the valuable work of the United Nations_Vienna/United NationsODC Working Group on Addressing Racism in helping us #FightRacism in all its forms.

Together, we're committed to ensuring a more just, equal and inclusive world for all.

My recent trip to Somalia underscored how piracy, illegal fishing & org. crime threaten East Africa's security.

In the Seychelles, UN Office on Drugs & Crime trained 100+ law enforcement officers from the Western Indian Ocean to intercept & prosecute maritime crime, for stronger rule of law at sea.

I welcome the new United Nations GA resolution declaring 15 November as the Intl Day against all forms of Transnational Organized Crime.

United NationsODC is fully committed to its implementation for stronger rule of law responses.

🙏Italy for leading on this critical issue.

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It’s been a remarkable high-level session of the CND, with 2,500+ participants, 4 resolutions adopted & 170 side-events.

At this year’s closing, I was proud to make the 67th #Pledge4Action of #CND67 , to support a paradigm shift towards much stronger drug prevention frameworks.

Glad to meet El Salvador’s Deputy Foreign Minister Adriana Mira, a dynamic young woman.

Discussed ways to fast-track implementation of the #UNCAC & commended El Salvador’s active role in UN Office on Drugs & Crime’s regional platform in Central America.

Proud to stand #UnitedAgainstCorruption .

Grateful for this year's pledge from the Drug Abuse Prevention Centre of Japan🇯🇵. This is an excellent model of drug prevention efforts led by youth for youth, which can be replicated globally. In the last 10 years our partnership supported 140+ youth initiatives in 55 countries.

My home continent Africa loses a staggering 3.9 million hectares of forest a year - the world's highest rate.

Illegal logging is a major contributor & generates billions in illicit revenue.

To protect our forests, we must root out corruption. #ForestDay

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