Today, UNODC Executive Director Antonio Maria Costa will address the Security Council on crime and instability.
Mr. Costa will focus his speech on, among other topics, the impact of cocaine trafficking on the Andean Region, Central America and West Africa; the impact of heroin trafficking on South-West/ Central Asia, South-East Europe and South- East Asia; the impact of minerals smuggling on Central Africa and the impact of maritime piracy on the Horn of Africa.
Organized crime fuels insurgency and hampers peace building; as well as undermining the rule of law through violence and corruption.
You can follow the discussion live on web cast at 10 a.m. New York time today.
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