Tag: UNODC

West African Sahel sees soaring drug seizures, as UN calls for dismantling trafficking networks

April 22, 2024

Drug trafficking in Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger continues to undermine security and economic development in the West African Sahel region, according to ... Read More

UNODC: Counterfeit medicines kill 270,000 people a year in the Sahel

February 8, 2023

The trafficking of counterfeit medicines in the countries of the Sahel leads to the death of 270,000 people a year, revealed the United Nations Office ... Read More

MENA: EU launches €10 program to fight foreign terrorism

April 29, 2015

The European Union (EU) has launched a new €10 million program called ‘Countering radicalization and Foreign Terrorist Fighters’ aimed at helping “partner countries to counter ... Read More

Interpol Urges Enhanced North African Cooperation

October 16, 2012

Interpol has urged countries of North Africa and Middle-East to enhance their cooperation in the struggle against terrorism and extremism which are threatening the security ... Read More