Context: According to a recent study by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and UN Women - In 2022, a staggering 88,900 women and girls were intentionally killed globally due to gender-related factors, marking the highest number of such fatalities in the past two decades.
About United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Objective: It is a global leader in the fight against illicit drugs and international crime, in addition to being responsible for implementing the United Nations lead programme on terrorism.
Established: In 1997, through a merger of the United Nations Drug Control Programme and the Centre for International Crime Prevention.
Headquarters: Vienna
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- It works to educate people throughout the world about the dangers of drug abuse and to strengthen international action against illicit drug production and trafficking and drug-related crime.
- It also works to improve crime prevention and assist with criminal justice reform in order to strengthen the rule of law, promote stable and viable criminal justice systems and combat the growing threats of transnational organized crime and corruption.
- To achieve those aims, UNODC has launched a range of initiatives, including alternatives in the area of illicit drug crop cultivation, monitoring of illicit crops and the implementation of projects against money laundering.
- UNODC has 20 field offices covering over 150 countries. By working directly with Governments and non-governmental organizations, UNODC field staff develop and implement drug control and crime prevention programmes tailored to countries' particular needs.