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UN Police help Timorese combat youth unrest in capital
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United Nations Police (UNPOL) and their Timorese counterparts have begun a new community-based initiative that aims to curb the persistent problem of rock throwing by youths in Dili, the national capital.
Source: UN News Centre - Law, Crime Prevention

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Grenada accedes to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
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The International Criminal Court (ICC) today welcomed Grenada as a new State party to the Rome Statute, the treaty that established the tribunal, three months after the Caribbean nation deposited its instrument of accession to the accord, becoming the 115th signatory.
Source: UN News Centre - Law, Crime Prevention

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Security Council voices concern over maritime piracy in West Africa's Gulf of Guinea
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The Security Council today voiced concern over increasing maritime piracy, armed robbery and reports of hostage-taking in the Gulf of Guinea, saying the crimes were having an adverse impact on security, trade and other economic activities in the sub-region.
Source: UN News Centre - Law, Crime Prevention

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Former Yugoslav army chief convicted by UN tribunal for war crimes
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The United Nations tribunal set up to prosecute the most serious offences committed during the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s today convicted Momčilo PeriÅ¡ić for crimes against humanity and war crimes and sentenced the former chief of staff of the Yugoslav Army to 27 years in prison.
Source: UN News Centre - Law, Crime Prevention

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Amphetamine use on the rise worldwide, new UN report finds
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The use of amphetamine-type stimulants such as ecstasy and meth is surging around the world, a new United Nations report finds, warning that the growing trade in these illegal drugs and the high profits they bring to criminals are posing an increasing threat to health and security.
Source: UN News Centre - Law, Crime Prevention

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Another three countries sign up to key UN protocol on biodiversity
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Three African countries have signed a key protocol to a United Nations treaty aimed at encouraging more equitable sharing of the world's genetic resources and their benefits, as the annual UN event to promote support for global pacts and conventions resumed today.
Source: UN News Centre - Law, Crime Prevention

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Rwanda: UN war crimes tribunal convicts two former government ministers
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Two former government ministers in Rwanda have been convicted by a United Nations war crimes tribunal and each sentenced to 30 years in prison for their roles in the genocide that engulfed the small African nation in 1994.
Source: UN News Centre - Law, Crime Prevention

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UN-backed survey shows increase in opium production in Afghanistan
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The cultivation in Afghanistan of opium poppies – the crop used to make heroin and other drugs – has increased by seven per cent this year because of continued insecurity and higher prices, a United Nations-backed survey reveals today.
Source: UN News Centre - Law, Crime Prevention