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The meeting, held on Wednesday and Thursday, brings together representatives of relevant ministries and agencies from Arab countries, as well as officials from the specialized departments of the Arab League General Secretariat and concerned regional institutions.
Egypt’s anti-drug strategy was featured at UN meetings in Vienna, with Al Asmarat highlighted as a model for prevention.
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration, and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty expressed his appreciation to Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Ghada Waly, for her efforts in supporting global crime prevention and for representing Egypt and the Arab world on the international stage.
Waly led a high-level delegation from the United Nations in a visit to the Egyptian naval forces, said Armed Forces' Spokesman Gharib Abdel Hafez in a statement on Friday
The MoU commits both parties to stepping up their efforts to protect the integrity of the game.
Egypt, the League of Arab States (LAS), and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) launched on Sunday the “Arab Plan for Prevention and Reduction of the Dangers of Drugs to Arab Society: Towards Effective Handling of the Issue from a Social Perspective”.
The programme focuses on three areas.
Minister of Transport Kamel al-Wazir met Sunday Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC) Ghada Waly.
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said Egypt is keen to continue cooperation with United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to combat international organized and cross-border crimes as well as corruption and illicit cultural property trafficking.
The president made the remarks in a meeting with Under-Secretary-General of the UN and Executive Director of the UNODC Ghada Waly on Sunday.
The declaration adopted eight resolutions supporting international efforts to counter corruption in the next years.
Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Ghada Waly said that Egypt is keen on confronting corruption amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The number of drug addicts around the world expected to increase in the coming years, and may exceed 300 million drug users in 2030
Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Ghada Waly tweeted Tuesday saying that Coronavirus pandemic has doubled the vulnerability of women to be subjected to violence.
Waly was also chosen to succeed Yury Fedotov of Russia as director-general of the UN Office at Vienna (UNOV).
Waly was also chosen to succeed Yury Fedotov of Russia as director-general of the UN Office at Vienna (UNOV).
Vice President of the World Bank Mahmoud Mohieldin congratulated Ghada Wali, the minister of social solidarity, as she was appointed as the executive director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
United Nations Secretary‑General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Ghada Fathi Waly of Egypt as the next Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Ms. Waly will also serve as Director‑General of the Uni
Egypt witnessed a remarkable decline in the cases of human trafficking detected in 2017, compared to cases reported in 2014 according to UNODC.
In Sub Sahara Africa, about 50 percent of detected victims are children and in North Africa, children constitute the majority of trafficking victims, said Kristiina Kangaspunta.
