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| Established | 1997 |
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| Type | UN Secretariat |
| Legal status | Active |
| Headquarters | Vienna, Austria |
| Coordinates | 48°14′0″N 16°25′1″E / 48.23333°N 16.41694°E |
Executive Director | Monica Juma (from May 2026) |
Parent organization | United Nations Secretariat |
| Website | www |
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The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC); French: Office des Nations unies contre la drogue et le crime, is a United Nations Office established in 1997 as the Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention by combining the United Nations International Drug Control Programme (UNDCP) and the Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Division of the United Nations Office at Vienna. It adopted its current name in 2002.
UNODC supports Member States in addressing the world drug problem, combating transnational organized crime and cybercrime, preventing and countering terrorism and preventing and combating corruption and financial crime.
UNODC serves as the custodian of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and its protocols as well as the United Nations Convention against Corruption. It is the guardian of the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime.
UNODC also serves as the Secretariat to the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) and the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), and supports the implementation of the international drug control conventions, the international legal instruments against terrorism and UN standards and norms in crime prevention and criminal justice.
In 2024-2025 it had an estimated budget of US$913.6 million.
Source: UNODC at a glance, website (https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/about-unodc/index.html).
History
The United Nations International Drug Control Program (UNDCP) and the Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Division in the United Nations Office at Vienna were merged to form the Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention in 1997. This was renamed to United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in 2002.
Organizational structure
Locations and Leadership
UNODC has its headquarters in Vienna, Austria and works through its network of field offices covering overall some 150 countries, as well as through its two liaison offices in Brussels and New York.
The Executive Director of UNODC is appointed by the United Nations Secretary-General and provides overall leadership and strategic direction for the Office. UNODC’s Executive Director also serves as the Director General of the United Nations Office at Vienna.
In March 2026, the UN Secretary-General announced the appointment of Ms. Monica Kathina Juma of Kenya as the new UNODC Executive Director, who will assume her office in May 2026.
John Brandolino (acting Executive Director, November 2025-May 2026)
Ghada Waly (2020–2025)
Yuri Fedotov (2010–2019)
Antonio Maria Costa (2002–2010)
Pino Arlacchi (1997–2002)
The Office cooperates with networks of institutes and partners in the field of crime prevention and criminal justice and works within the United Nations system.
UNODC incorporates the Secretariat of the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB). The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) is the independent and quasi-judicial monitoring body for the implementation of the United Nations international drug control conventions. It was established in 1968 in accordance with the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961. It had predecessors under the former drug control treaties as far back as the time of the League of Nations.
Funding and Budget
UNODC relies on voluntary contributions, mainly from governments, to deliver targeted support in line with priorities identified by Member States. It also receives a share of funding from the United Nations regular budget to support its normative and governance functions.
Source: UNODC at a glance, official website.
Aims and functions
UNODC supports Member States in addressing the world drug problem, combating transnational organized crime, preventing and countering terrorism and preventing and combating corruption, money laundering and related financial flows. These areas are interconnected and require coordinated responses at national, regional and global levels.
The Office promotes effective, accountable and humane criminal justice systems and supports the implementation of relevant international conventions and standards. It provides support through policy development, research and analysis and technical assistance, including capacity-building for criminal justice and law enforcement institutions.
Source: UNODC at a glance.
The World Drug Report
The World Drug Report is an annual publication of UNODC that provides a comprehensive overview of global drug markets, trends and policy developments. It presents data and analysis on the production, trafficking and use of major drug types, including opiates, cocaine, cannabis and amphetamine-type stimulants, based on information collected from Member States and other sources.
The report includes global, regional and subregional estimates of drug demand and supply and analyses trends in illicit drug markets. It supports evidence-based policymaking and international cooperation in addressing the world drug problem.
Source: UNODC World Drug Report 2025.
Treaties
The work of UNODC is guided by a broad range of international, legally binding instruments and treaties.
Crime-related treaties
United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime
Main article: United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime
The United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UN TOC) is a legally binding instrument that entered into force on 29 September 2003. It requires States parties to adopt measures to combat transnational organized crime, including the establishment of domestic criminal offences, frameworks for mutual legal assistance, extradition and law enforcement cooperation, as well as provisions for technical assistance and training.
The Convention is supplemented by three protocols:
the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children;
the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, and
These protocols aim to prevent and combat specific forms of transnational organized crime, strengthen international cooperation and enhance the protection of victims.
United Nations Convention against Corruption
Main article: United Nations Convention against Corruption
The United Nations Convention against Corruption was adopted by the General Assembly on 31 October 2003 and entered into force in December 2005. It is a legally binding international instrument addressing corruption in both the public and private sectors.
The Convention includes provisions on prevention, criminalization, international cooperation and asset recovery. UNODC serves as the secretariat to the Conference of the States Parties to the Convention.
United Nations Convention against Cybercrime
UNODC serves as the guardian of the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime, the first UN treaty to fight cybercrime. Adopted by the General Assembly in December 2024 after five years of negotiation, the Convention against Cybercrime establishes the first universal framework for investigating and prosecuting offences committed online – from ransomware and financial fraud to the non-consensual sharing of intimate images.
The new treaty criminalizes a range of cyber-dependent and cyber-enabled offences, facilitates the sharing of electronic evidence across borders and establishes a 24/7 cooperation network among States.
It also makes history as the first international treaty to recognize the non-consensual dissemination of intimate images as an offence – a significant victory for victims of online abuse.
It will enter into force 90 days after the 40th State deposits its ratification.
Drug-related treaties
The three international drug control treaties guide UNODC’s work on drugs and are complementary and aim at ensuring the availability of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances for medical and scientific purposes, whilst preventing their diversion and their abuse:
- the Convention on Narcotic Drugs (1961) - amended by a Protocol in 1972,
- the Convention on Psychotropic Substances (1971), and - the Convention against the Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (1988).
These treaties are mutually reinforcing and establish a framework to ensure the availability of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances for medical and scientific purposes while preventing their diversion into illicit channels. They also include provisions addressing trafficking and drug abuse.
Campaigns
UNODC organizes public information campaigns to raise awareness of drug and crime-related issues and supports the observance of relevant United Nations international days, including:
International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking (26 June)
World Day against Trafficking in Persons (30 July)
International Day for the Prevention of and Fight against All Forms of Transnational Organized Crime (15 November)
International Anti-Corruption Day (9 December)
International Day against Cybercrime (24 December)
UNODC also implements targeted awareness campaigns, including the Blue Heart Campaign against Human Trafficking, which seeks to mobilize public support and promote action to combat trafficking in persons.
See also
Blue Heart Campaign Against Human Trafficking
Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, 2000
International Drug Control Conventions
International Narcotics Control Board (INCB)
Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing and Trafficking in Firearms
Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, 2004
Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children, 2003
United Nations Convention against Corruption
United Nations Convention against Cybercrime
UN Voluntary Trust Fund for Victims of Trafficking in Persons (UNVTF)
External links
Notes
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