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Highlighting how corruption affects everyday life, the report details the extent and levels of bribes paid for basic services.

Surveying over 28,000 people in 2010, the European Commission-funded report, "Corruption in the western Balkans: Bribery as Experienced by the Population", notes that one in six respondents were exposed to some form of bribery with a public official in the 12 months before the survey.įocusing on the western Balkans (1), the report finds that corruption is a major concern amongst citizens of the region, ranking a high third in the list of most pressing issues, after unemployment and poverty but well ahead of security and education. VIENNA/BRUSSELS, 17 May (UN Information Service) - The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) today released its new public sector bribery survey for the western Balkans. Normative work to assist States in the ratification and implementation of the relevant international treaties, the development of domestic legislation on drugs, crime and terrorism, and the provision of secretariat and substantive services to the treaty-based and governing bodies.UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Issues New Report on Corruption in the Western Balkans, , UNIS/CP/648 , available at:.Research and analytical work to increase knowledge and understanding of drugs and crime issues and expand the evidence base for policy and operational decisions.Field-based technical cooperation projects to enhance the capacity of Member States to counteract illicit drugs, crime and terrorism.

The three pillars of the UNODC work programme are: UNODC is mandated to assist Member States in their struggle against illicit drugs, crime and terrorism. Established in 1997 through a merger between the United Nations Drug Control Programme and the Centre for International Crime Prevention, UNODC operates in all regions of the world through an extensive network of field offices. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is a global leader in the fight against illicit drugs and international crime.