UNODC LAUNCHES COMPREHENSIVE ANTI-CRIME INITIATIVE FOR EASTERN AFRICA
November 1st, 2009
BY KEITH NUTHALL
CONCERN about growing organised crime in east Africa has prompted the approval of a four-year campaign against the problem coordinated by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Endorsed by 13 ministers from regional governments at a meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, there are three key focuses: countering illicit trafficking (of goods and people), organised crime and terrorism; fighting corrupt
ion and promoting justice and integrity within states; and improving health and human development. The UNODC thinks economic and social development is harmed ...
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