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9 July 2025
World Drug Report 2025

World Drug Report 2025

UNODC links rising drug use, environmental harm, and drug-related crime to global instability, but fails to identify the need for a paradigm shift.
15th UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice

15th UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
25 April 2026 - 30 April 2026
The UN Crime Congress will take place in April 2026 in Abu Dhabi, focusing on justice, sustainability, and digital challenges, with broad, inclusive participation and regional preparations starting in 2025.
26 June 2025
2025 World Drug Day: UNODC and CND must take urgent action to end unlawful use of the death penalty for drug-related offences

2025 World Drug Day: UNODC and CND must take urgent action to end unlawful use of the death penalty for drug-related offences

On 2025 World Drug Day and Support. Don’t Punish Global Day of Action, 70 organizations call upon the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) to condemn the use of the death penalty from drug related offences. In this joint statement, the signatories demand that human rights safeguards are implemented to uphold international law and standards.