Chair: Sarah Kim
Secretary: Jennifer Koh
Secretary: Jennifer Koh
Topics
1. Preventing the International Trade of Illicit Opiates
2. Addressing Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling Across International Borders
3. Addressing Governmental Corruption and Its Relation to Organized Crime
1. Preventing the International Trade of Illicit Opiates
2. Addressing Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling Across International Borders
3. Addressing Governmental Corruption and Its Relation to Organized Crime
Established in 1997 through a merger between the United Nations
Drug Control Programme and the Center for International Crime Prevention, the United Nations
Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) operates through a network of field offices and
governmental voluntary contributions. The UNODC’s mandate is to assist Member States and
intensify efforts in their struggle against crime, terrorism, and illicit drugs, as well as to fight
transnational crime in all facets. Its work also operates on three pillars:
Field-based technical cooperation projects to enhance the capacity of Member
States to counteract illicit drugs, crime and terrorism
Research and analytical work to increase knowledge and understanding of drugs
and crime issues and expand the evidence base for policy and operational
decisions
Normative work to assist States in the ratification and implementation of the
relevant international treaties, the development of domestic legislation on drugs,
crime and terrorism, and the provision of secretariat and substantive services to
the treaty-based and governing bodies
Essentially, the UNODC acts as both the main body aiding states in the ratifying and
implementing of international treaties and agreements, and as a liaison between all States in their
struggle against transnational organized crime and drug trade. Thus, it operates in more of an
advisory capacity rather than mandating action itself.
Drug Control Programme and the Center for International Crime Prevention, the United Nations
Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) operates through a network of field offices and
governmental voluntary contributions. The UNODC’s mandate is to assist Member States and
intensify efforts in their struggle against crime, terrorism, and illicit drugs, as well as to fight
transnational crime in all facets. Its work also operates on three pillars:
Field-based technical cooperation projects to enhance the capacity of Member
States to counteract illicit drugs, crime and terrorism
Research and analytical work to increase knowledge and understanding of drugs
and crime issues and expand the evidence base for policy and operational
decisions
Normative work to assist States in the ratification and implementation of the
relevant international treaties, the development of domestic legislation on drugs,
crime and terrorism, and the provision of secretariat and substantive services to
the treaty-based and governing bodies
Essentially, the UNODC acts as both the main body aiding states in the ratifying and
implementing of international treaties and agreements, and as a liaison between all States in their
struggle against transnational organized crime and drug trade. Thus, it operates in more of an
advisory capacity rather than mandating action itself.