The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is a global leader in the fight against illicit drugs and international crime, in addition to being responsible for implementing the United Nations lead programme on terrorism.
UNODC's mandate—to help UN member states counter illegal drugs, combat human trafficking, terrorism and other forms of transnational crime, and help resist corruption— corresponds to important Australian interests, especially in the Asia-Pacific region.
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 that was established in 1997 as the Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention by combining the United Nations International Drug Control Program (UNDCP) and the Crime