Haryati Jonet, known as Yatie, has been using drugs since she was a teenager. At the age of 15, she was thrown out of her home. Pregnant and alone she began using drugs.
The Resident Coordinator in Ecuador, Lena Savelli, shares her insights about the joint efforts on the ground, the resilience displayed by the people she met and the robust community leadership in the face of a dramatic spike in criminality and other daunting challenges in Esmeraldas, an Ecuadorian province nestled in the far northwest corner of Ecuador.
The UN Office on Drugs and Crime is supporting biodiversity-rich countries like Tanzania and Uganda to improve their forensic capacity to counter wildlife crime and illegal wildlife trade.
The Alternative Development Programme, led by UNODC, has restored thousands of hectares of lush green forests in the Southern Shan State affected by the expansion of opium cultivation.
In Kuwait, the UN has played an important role in countering xenophobic rhetoric, falsely blaming the spread of COVID-19 on migrant workers. In this opinion piece, Tarek Elsheikh, the United Nations Resident Coordinator in the country, highlights the efforts being made to safeguard the rights of foreign residents.
Our UN teams are on the ground in 162 countries and territories, coordinating joint programmes and tackling a range of priorities and initiatives — from climate action and food security to gender equality and safety of civilians.
Human trafficking is a crime that strips people of their rights, ruins their dreams, and robs them of their dignity.
The Blue Heart Campaign encourages everyone to get involved: raise awareness and inspire action to help
stop human trafficking and to fight its impact on society.
