United Nations agency supporting Ghana's drug control, anti-trafficking, and prison rehabilitation efforts through partnerships and technical assistance.
… The declaration calls on a wide range of stakeholders to support reforms, including the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the African Union, Regional Economic Communities, national governments, parliaments, electoral management bodies, anti-corruption agencies, su …
… He also linked the latest case to a wider regional and global narcotics economy, saying West Africa continues to face the risk of becoming a transit and processing hub for international drug syndicates. “In 2012, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime stated that a whole fa …
… oners, development partners and educational institutions all have a role to play. “There must be collaboration,” Mr Bodi said. “We want to help, but we must also ensure security and sustainability.” Support from organisations including the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime …
… The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) estimates that between 2% and 5% of global GDP, equivalent to USD 2.2 to 5.5 trillion in 2024, is laundered annually, with real estate consistently identified as the single most attractive layering and integration channel. …
… Looking ahead, NACOC said it is partnering with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to complete Ghana’s first comprehensive national drug prevalence survey by the second quarter of 2027 and establish a National Early Warning System to monitor emerging synthetic d …
… Mr Fianu said the global drug situation remained worrying, with recent estimates by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) indicating that nearly 300 million people worldwide used drugs, while millions suffered from drug use disorders without access to treatment. …
… Regarding meth itself, Ghana is a growing node in the production of “precursors,” i.e. raw chemicals that can be turned into meth with ease (with imports supposedly regulated by NACOC), according to GI-TOC, UNODC, and other global intel services. …
… According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), human trafficking involves the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring, or receipt of persons through force, fraud, or deception for exploitation. …
… The visit, organised in collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), commenced last Monday at the Ghana Prisons Service Headquarters in Accra where upon arrival, the delegation was received with a quarter guard and warmly welcomed by the Director-Gener …
Ghana has passed the Maritime and Related Offences Bill, 2026, which awaits Presidential assent and aims to provide a comprehensive legal framework for preventing, investigating, and prosecuting piracy, armed robbery at sea, trafficking, and other maritime crimes. The Ghana Maritime Authority, in collaboration with the UN and EU, is engaging stakeholders to build understanding of the legislation ahead of its implementation.
Ghana has passed the Maritime and Related Offences Bill, 2026, which awaits Presidential assent and aims to provide a comprehensive legal framework for preventing, investigating, and prosecuting piracy, armed robbery at sea, trafficking, and other maritime crimes. The Ghana Maritime Authority, in collaboration with the UN and EU, is engaging stakeholders to build understanding of the legislation ahead of its implementation.
Ghana's youth are increasingly falling into substance abuse, a threat to individual futures and the country's social and economic progress, according to concerns raised by the Narcotics Control Commission, WHO, and UNODC. The growing misuse of drugs such as marijuana, tramadol, shisha, and synthetic drugs is destroying lives across communities.
Ghana and Malta have launched "Project Ethics," a partnership to strengthen ethics education among children and young people through values-based learning, teacher training, and policy support. The initiative will strengthen ethics education through policy dialogue, teacher capacity building, digital learning tools and story-based educational resources, with the goal of helping young people develop critical thinking skills and understand civic responsibilities.
QNET, a direct selling company, has condemned all forms of human trafficking and fraud, and categorically dissociated itself from individuals and criminal networks allegedly using its name in Côte d'Ivoire. The company reiterates that it does not offer employment, overseas jobs, migration services, visa assistance, recruitment services or investment schemes.
Nigerian authorities arrested three Mexicans and seven Nigerians at an illicit drug laboratory in a forest, where they allegedly produced methamphetamine. The NDLEA described it as the country's largest-ever meth bust, discovering over two tonnes of the drug worth approximately $360 million.
An anti-human trafficking forum has called on the Government of Ghana to stop prosecuting victims of trafficking for forced cybercrime, warning that treating them as criminals allows trafficking syndicates to thrive. The forum urged state institutions to adopt a victim-centred approach and ensure that individuals rescued from scam operations are screened as potential trafficking victims before any criminal proceedings.
The Bright Future Alliance executive director will represent Africa at a United Nations International Youth Day event on August 12, 2026, where young people will examine how corruption affects their opportunities and aspirations. The event will present findings on corruption's impact on youth and explore ways to promote fairness and integrity.
Ghana and Malta have initiated the Malta-Ghana Ethics Education Partnership, a joint project to strengthen ethics education and values-based learning among children and young people in Ghana through policy dialogue, teacher capacity building, and pilot school implementation. The initiative was launched in Accra on 9 July 2026, with Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu commending the effort as part of efforts to build a society founded on strong moral values.
QNET has formally endorsed the UNODC-INTERPOL Global Public-Private Partnership Framework Against Fraud and participated in the inaugural UNODC-INTERPOL Global Fraud Summit in Vienna. The company's partnership with Ghana's Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) was presented as a case study in public-private cooperation against organised fraud.
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), in partnership with the U.S. Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, has commissioned a bakery and vocational training facilities at Nsawam Medium Security Prison following a three-year rehabilitation project aimed at equipping prisoners with practical skills for reintegration.
African policymakers, anti-corruption agencies, and civil society organisations have adopted the Accra Declaration on Regulating Financing of Politics to Advance Democratic Integrity in Africa, calling for coordinated continental action to strengthen transparency, accountability and integrity in political financing. The declaration, adopted at a three-day conference in Accra held from July 14 to 16, warns that growing influence of money in politics is threatening democratic governance and eroding public confidence in institutions.
Security analyst Prof Vladimir Antwi-Danso has warned that the attempted export of methamphetamine to Australia reveals serious intelligence failures and possible infiltration of state institutions by organised crime. He cautioned that the incident should not be treated as an isolated act but as part of a larger international drug trade, and said the country must act quickly to prevent becoming a narco-state.
Dance and creative expression are being integrated into rehabilitation programmes at Ghana's correctional centres alongside traditional vocational and educational pathways. Prison officers, dancers and mental health advocates argue that creative arts help address the emotional trauma and psychological needs of incarcerated young people beyond what classroom instruction alone can achieve.
An analysis examines how Ghanaian real estate professionals may facilitate or prevent illicit financial flows through property transactions, noting that real estate is estimated to absorb USD 1.6 trillion in laundered money annually worldwide and is implicated in 74% of major money laundering schemes globally.
Ghana's Narcotics Control Commission has arrested the alleged kingpin and two accomplices linked to an international drug trafficking syndicate that shipped 320 kilograms of methamphetamine worth US$296 million to Australia. The arrests followed a three-month intelligence-led investigation after Australian Federal Police intercepted the methamphetamine concealed in charcoal bags at Port Botany in Sydney.
The Narcotics Control Commission and UHAS Basic School called for sustained investment in youth empowerment, education and community engagement as tools against drug abuse and trafficking, during the school's third World Drug Day celebration in Ho.
Australia's border police seized methamphetamines worth approximately $210 million in street value hidden in charcoal containers shipped from Ghana in April 2026. Bright Simons criticizes Ghanaian security agencies for providing no updates on the bust and notes that any charcoal export from Ghana requires permits from the Energy Commission, raising questions about how the shipment was cleared.
The Ghana Journalists Association has called for increased investment in journalism, including training, access to information, and safety support for journalists, to strengthen the fight against human trafficking. The call was made at the media launch ahead of the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons (Blue Day), observed annually on July 30, with this year's theme focusing on sports trafficking.
A delegation from the Nigerian Correctional Service, led by Assistant Controller General Latakile Cham Cyrus, concluded a learning exchange visit to Ghana organised with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, focusing on prisoner classification, inmate separation systems, rehabilitation programmes, and prison management practices at three facilities.
The Ghana Prisons Service hosted eight senior officers from the Nigerian Correctional Service and three UNODC officials at Ankaful Prison Complex on May 13, 2026, to strengthen correctional administration through professional learning and exchange of best practices in prison security, rehabilitation, and staff development.
Ghana's real estate sector attracts significant investor interest but conceals legal, institutional and socio-cultural vulnerabilities that expose buyers to financial and legal risks, including issues like multiple sales of single parcels and litigation engineered as business strategy.