Division for Treaty Affairs
The Division for Treaty Affairs is one of four divisions of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). The Division is headed by a Director, who is accountable to the Executive Director of UNODC. The work of the Division is organized in the following sub-entities:
- Treaty and Legal Affairs Branch
- Terrorism Prevention Branch
- Secretariat of the International Narcotics Control Board
The objectives of the Division for Treaty Affairs, pursued in close coordination with other divisions of UNODC and with other partners, are:
- To fulfil the obligations of the United Nations Secretariat regarding the international conventions on drug control and crime prevention
- To provide advice and assistance to Governments in formulating, implementing and monitoring conventions and other internationally binding instruments on drug control, crime prevention and criminal justice, especially in strengthening related legal frameworks, institutional capacity and international cooperation
- To provide advice and assistance to the Governments of States ratifying and implementing the international legal instruments relating to terrorism, especially in strengthening related legal frameworks, institutional capacity and international cooperation
- To provide necessary services to States and intergovernmental organizations of the United Nations system for promoting dialogue, setting standards and formulating policies on drug and crime issues