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From countering transnational organized crime to making prisons safer and more efficient, learn more about how we are making UNODC鈥檚 <a style="text-align: justify;" href="/unodc/en/strategy/africa-vision.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0">Strategic Vision for Africa</a> a reality.</p> <h2 class="feedTitle stblue" style="text-align: right;">Follow us on Twitter</h2> <div style="text-align: right;"><a class="twitter-timeline" href="https://twitter.com/UNODC_EA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" data-height="600">Tweets by UNODC_EA</a></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row;"> <div style="margin-left: 0; margin-right: 15px; width: 70%;"> <h2 class="feedTitle stblue" style="font-size: large; border-bottom: 1px solid; padding-bottom: 2px; margin-top: 7px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><a href="/easternafrica/en/Stories/alternative-justice-system-as-a-catalyst-for-advancing-access-to-justice-in-kenya.html">Stories from UNODC ROEA</a></h2> </div> </div> <div style="display: flex; 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padding: 10px;" href="/easternafrica/sdgs.html">How our work contributes to the SDGs</a></strong></div> </div> </div> </div> <h2 class="feedTitle stblue" style="font-size: large; border-bottom: 1px solid; padding-bottom: 2px; margin-top: 27px; margin-bottom: 5px;">Global Programmes</h2> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; justify-content: space-between;"> <div style="background: #4b8fcc; width: 235px; flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; text-align: center;"><a href="/easternafrica/global-programmes/container-control/index.html"><img src="/images/easternafrica/front-page/ContainerControl.jpg" border="0" alt="Container Control" width="100%" /></a> <a class="feedTitle" style="color: #fff; padding: 10px;" href="/easternafrica/global-programmes/container-control/index.html">Container Control Programme</a></div> <div style="background: #4b8fcc; width: 235px; flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; text-align: center;"><a href="/easternafrica/global-programmes/global-maritime-crime-prevention/index.html"><img src="/images/easternafrica/MCP/Maritime_Law_3_web.jpg" border="0" alt="Global Maritime Crime Programme" width="100%" /></a> <a class="feedTitle" style="color: #fff; padding: 10px;" href="/easternafrica/global-programmes/global-maritime-crime-prevention/index.html">Global Maritime Crime Programme</a></div> <div style="background: #4b8fcc; width: 235px; flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; text-align: center;"><a href="/easternafrica/global-programmes/wildlife-and-forest-crime/index.html"><img src="/images/easternafrica/front-page/web_rhinos_2.jpg" border="0" alt="Wildlife and Forest Crime" width="100%" /></a> <a class="feedTitle" style="color: #fff; padding: 10px;" href="/easternafrica/global-programmes/wildlife-and-forest-crime/index.html">Crimes that Affect the Environment</a></div> </div> <h2 class="feedTitle stblue" style="font-size: large; border-bottom: 1px solid; padding-bottom: 2px; margin-top: 27px; margin-bottom: 5px;">Multimedia and videos</h2> <h4><br />UNODC Mentoring:<br />Strengthening gender sensitive criminal justice responses in the Seychelles</h4> <table border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <p>聽</p> <p><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/z3MD_qnPRQ0?si=WoPNSXqFepQhGE-E" frameborder="0" width="350" height="200"></iframe></p> </td> <td>As part of the UNODC Regional Office for Eastern Africa (ROEA) project on supporting the Eastern Africa Police Chiefs Cooperation Organization (EAPCCO) and its Counter-Terrorism Centre of Excellence (CTCoE) to prevent and counter terrorism and transnational organized crime in Eastern Africa, UNODC delivered tailored mentoring sessions for law enforcement and prosecutors in the Seychelles. The sessions aimed to strengthen inter-agency collaboration, address challenges, and share good practices to strengthen gender sensitivity and gender mainstreaming in criminal justice responses to transnational organized crime, terrorism, and sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV).</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div></div></div><div id="footer"><ul class="toolbarlist"><li><a href="/easternafrica/en/index.html">Home</a></li><li><a href="/easternafrica/en/site-map.html">Sitemap</a></li><li><a href="/easternafrica/en/contact-us.html">Contact Us</a></li><li><a href="https://www.unodc.org/frontdoor/">Login</a></li></ul><p>Copyright<span>©</span>2024<span> </span>UNODC, All Rights Reserved, <a href="/easternafrica/en/legal.html" class="legalnotice">Legal Notice</a></p></div></div></body><script type="text/javascript"> var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? 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