United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

The United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) was established in 1997 as an agency dedicated to addressing UN member states' struggles against illicit drugs, transnational crime, international terrorism, and political corruption, as well as promoting criminal justice reform. Part of the UN Sustainable Development Group in Vienna, the UNODC has been instrumental in creating global responses to issues that are often too widespread for individual states to tackle alone. Among its largest accomplishments include the UN Convention Against Corruption, a legally-binding document adopted by 189 parties in 2003, and the Commision on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, composed of 40 member states serving 3-year terms. Unfortunately, political corruption and organized crime have skyrocketed while action stalls, resulting in explosions of conflict within governments and bad actors. As delegates, you will be challenged to create fresh multilateral policies aimed at curbing these threats to global peace and security through debate, diplomacy, and deal making in order to pass a full-fledged resolution on the topics at hand!