United Nations

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

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.
20 June 2024
World Drug Report 2024

World Drug Report 2024

UNODC provide an update on global drug markets, trends, and policy developments – including, for the first time, a chapter on the right to health and drug use.