Russian Official Chairing UN Office on Drugs and Crime Knocks NGOs Out

Published July 20, 2010

Russian Official Chairing UN Office on Drugs and Crime Knocks NGOs Out
Russia scored a major diplomatic victory. Yury Fedotov, Russia’s Ambassador to Britain, was appointed the head of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the head of the UN office in Vienna.
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Ukraine on the front line against AIDS
Ukraine has Europe’s fastest growing HIV /AIDS epidemic. Sex workers are obviously at risk, with many of the women also using drugs. But there is a disorganised array of organisations, targeting this vulnerable group.
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