United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Established1997
TypeSecretariat office
Legal statusActive
HeadquartersVienna, Austria
Head
Ghada Waly (since 2020)
Parent organization
United Nations Secretariat
Websitewww.unodc.org
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UNODC headquarters in Vienna

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC; French: Office des Nations unies contre la drogue et le crime) is a United Nations office that was established in 1997 as the Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention by combining the United Nations International Drug Control Program (UNDCP) and the Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Division in the United Nations Office at Vienna, adopting the current name in 2002.

The agency's focus is the trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs, crime prevention and criminal justice, international terrorism, and political corruption. It is a member of the United Nations Development Group. In 2022–23, it had an estimated biannual budget of US$822 million.