United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention

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Definition
  1. Proper noun:
    • A United Nations agency: The United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention (UNODCCP) was a specific agency within the United Nations system. Its core mission was to coordinate and advance international efforts related to reducing the supply and demand of illicit drugs and to prevent various forms of crime.
Usage
  • The term is used as the official name of a former UN body. It is typically used in formal, diplomatic, and legal contexts when discussing historical UN activities, international policy, or institutional history.
  • Example: "The United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention published a key report on global trafficking trends in 2001."
Advanced Usage
  • The agency was operational from 1997 to 2002. In 2002, its functions were integrated into a new agency, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Therefore, references to the United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention are now primarily historical.
  • Example: "Before the establishment of UNODC, the United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention was the lead UN entity on these issues."
Variants and Related Words
  • UNODCCP: This is the common acronym for the United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention.
    • Example: "The UNODCCP worked closely with member states."
  • United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC): The successor organization that currently handles the UN's work on drug control, crime prevention, and terrorism prevention.
  • Drug control: The policies and actions aimed at regulating and suppressing illicit drugs.
  • Crime prevention: Strategies and measures to reduce the risk of crimes occurring.
Synonyms
  • UN agency (general term)
  • International body (general term)

Note: There are no direct synonyms for this specific, unique proper noun. The terms above are general categories it belongs to.

Related Phrases
  • Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention: This shorter form is sometimes used, but the full official title includes "United Nations."
  • UN drug control programme: A related but not identical term, as the UNODCCP also encompassed crime prevention.

Note: As a proper noun naming a specific institution, it does not have phrasal verbs or idioms associated with it.

Noun
  1. an agency of the United Nations that promotes drug control and crime prevention

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