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United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

About

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is a global leader in the fight against illicit drugs, transnational organized crime, terrorism and corruption.

What kind of work?

The UNODC serves various purposes, including: - Running campaigns

Graduate Opportunities

UNODC is seeking qualified, energetic professionals in

a wide range of fields to join in the effort to combat the

threats posed by drugs, crime and terrorism. UNODC

offers challenging assignments - monitoring drug - Holding commissions to investigate crime as well as the abuse and trafficking trends, helping States achieve distribution, spread and usage of illicit drugs around the substantial reductions in drug supply and demand world.

Location

Austria (Headquarters), Branch offices around the world

Student Opportunities

and assisting countries in forging new partnerships for

tackling important issues such as money-laundering, smuggling of migrants and trafficking in human beings. Around 1,500 people work at UNODC headquarters in Vienna and in field offices around the world.

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) More info: accepts unpaid interns on an ad hoc basis. Candidates https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/about-unodc/employment.html from developing countries are strongly encouraged to

apply for our internship programme. The purpose of the Fun Fact / Recent Project programme is threefold: Internatioanal Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit

Trafficking - To provide a framework enabling enrolled university UNODC launches campaigns to raise awareness of students from diverse academic and national backgrounds drugs and crime problems. to be temporarily attached UNODC

- To expose university students to the work of the United On 26 June every year, UNODC marks the International Nations and to enrich their educational experience Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. In 2016, through practical work in an international organization

- To make available to UNODC, on a temporary basis, the

the campaign theme is "Listen First"

assistance of qualified and motivated university students. The aims is to increase support for prevention of drug use that is based on science and is thus an effective Students interested in serving as interns at UNODC investment in the well-being of children and youth, should contact the Regional Office in Bangkok or the their families and their communities. Country Offices directly, as our internship programmes are administered by each respective office.

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