A United Nations agency focused on the trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs, crime prevention and criminal justice, international terrorism, and political corruption, publishing global crime and drug-use data and standard-setting frameworks such as the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime.
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Institution TypeSourced to the subject's own accountUnited Nations agency and international standard-setting body. 1 Founded YearSourced to the subject's own accountEstablished as the Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention by combining the UN International Drug Control Programme (UNDCP) and the Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Division. HeadquartersSourced to the subject's own account Cross-Tradition Connections
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UNODC and Interpol coordinate on international crime data and law-enforcement cooperation, though they are separate organizations with distinct mandates and founding charters.
UNODC administers the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, the leading international legal framework against organized crime.
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