Today, I had the honour of taking my oath of office before @UN Secretary-General @antonioguterres as Director-General of the United Nations Office at Vienna and Executive Director of @UNODC.
In taking this oath, I am reminded that international civil service is, above all, a
UN Office on Drugs & Crime
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The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime assists governments & others to roll back global threats posed by drugs, organized crime, corruption & terrorism
- From synthetic drug threats to cybercrime, trafficking, corruption and terrorism, the challenges communities are facing continue to evolve worldwide. Discover how UNODC supported countries in addressing these threats in 2025: ow.ly/JE4k50Z8NAZ
- UN Office on Drugs & Crime repostedDid you know prosecutors drive investigations and help shape whether a case moves forward? Their work is central to holding criminals accountable. @UNODC connects prosecutors to strengthen how human trafficking and migrant smuggling cases are identified and investigated.
00:00 - A child should be in a classroom, not carrying weapons. Yet in conflict settings, traffickers and armed groups exploit displacement and insecurity to recruit and exploit children. Learn more about how children are trafficked into armed groups:
- Haiti faces overlapping political, humanitarian and security crises, as well as high levels of violence and crime. UNODC supported the opening of 2 new judicial poles to fight corruption & money laundering, strengthen the rule of law & combat impunity. ow.ly/zK8T50Z9NWj
- No evidence. No case. No justice. At last week's #CCPCJ35, UNODC demonstrated how crime scene investigators identify & preserve evidence. UNODC helps countries strengthen forensic capacities and the use of scientific evidence in criminal investigations to support justice.
- Did you know prosecutors help shape whether a human trafficking or migrant smuggling case moves forward? Their work is central to holding criminals accountable. UNODC trains prosecutors to better identify, collect and use digital evidence to investigate these crimes.
- Crimes that affect the environment cross borders and are often linked to organized crime & corruption. At the @UN General Assembly High-level Debate, countries discussed how to strengthen criminal justice responses and int'l cooperation. 📰bit.ly/4eaUxBo #endENVcrime
- UNODC @Monica_Juma_ and @IUCN Grethel Aguilar launched a strategic partnership bridging conservation science and criminal justice to tackle crimes that affect the environment, incl. those linked to transnational organized crime. Find out more ➡️bit.ly/4eaYRRn
- UN Office on Drugs & Crime repostedThe convening of today’s first-ever high-level General Assembly debate dedicated to crimes that affect the environment focuses attention on the growing link between illegal action, crime and the environment. It was a privilege to address the assembly on this increasingly
- 📢Now live #UNGA High-level Debate on preventing and combating illicit trafficking in wildlife and other crimes that affect the environment with @UN_PGA Annalena Baerbock and UNODC @Monica_Juma_ 🕚8 June 2026 11 AM - 1 PM EDT | 3 PM – 6 PM EDT
- What are crimes that affect the environment? And why are countries discussing them at the @UN General Assembly today? Swipe through to learn how these crimes threaten security, economies and biodiversity and what it takes to combat them⬇️ #endENVcrime
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