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  Global Drugs Production At 3,708 Tonnes, 34% Jump From 2022: UN

  Cocaine production, seizures and use all hit record highs in 2023, the UN drug agency said on Thursday, with the illicit drug's market the world's fastest-growing.

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  UNODC Proposes Penalties for Unlicensed Crypto Firms in Southeast Asia to Combat Growing Cyber Fraud

  In response to the surge in cyber fraud across Southeast Asia, the UNODC has recommended penalizing unlicensed crypto firms, which are being exploited by money launderers to enable illegal transactions. The report emphasizes the need for authorities to "identify and prevent" unregulated and unlicensed Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs), partic...

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  4,000 Animal And Plant Species Affected By Smuggling Worldwide: UN

  During the six years, around 13 million individual animals and plants had been seized that had been intended for use as food, medication or luxury items.

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  13% Of Drug Abuse Victims In India Below 20 Years Of Age: UN Official

  Around 13 percent of the those involved in drug and substance abuse in India are below 20 years of age, which calls for stepping up community intervention and preventive mechanisms targeting adolescents, an UN official said on Thursday.

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  In Terms Of Users, India One Of The World's Largest Opiate Market, Says UN Report

  According to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime's (UNODC) World Drug Report, India is one of the world's single largest opiate markets in terms of users and likely to be vulnerable to increased supply.

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  275 Million People Used Drugs Worldwide In 2020: UN

  Around 36 million people suffered from drug use disorders as 275 million people used drugs worldwide in 2020, according to the 2021 World Drug Report which was released by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on Thursday.

• 437,000 murdered worldwide in 2012: UN agency

  Almost half a million people across the world lost their lives in 2012 as a result of intentional homicide, with the highest murder rates logged in the Americas and Africa, and the lowest in Europe, Asia and Oceania, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has said.

• United Nations offers support against 'cyberterrorism'

  The United Nations on Monday published a report offering guidance and support to countries on tackling "terrorists" who use the Internet to plan attacks, recruit and disseminate propaganda.

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  United Nation offers support against 'cyber-terrorism'

  The United Nations on Monday published a report offering guidance and support to countries on tackling "terrorists" who use the Internet to plan attacks.

• Crime one of the world's 'Top 20 Economies': UN

  Crime generates an estimated $2.1 trillion in global annual proceeds - or 3.6 percent of the world's gross domestic product - and the problem may be growing, a senior United Nations official said on Monday. "It makes the criminal business one of the largest economies in the world, one of the top 20 economies," said Yury Fedotov, head of the U.N. Of...

• India biggest market of heroin in South Asia: report

  A major share of heroin in South Asian market goes to India's local criminal groups, a UN annual drug report said today."In 2009, the total value of the South Asian heroin estimated at $1.9 billion mostly went to Indian local criminal groups", the World Drug Report 2011 produced by UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said."With a value of USD 1.4 ...