Private Donors

UNODC continues its advocacy and fundraising activities with the private sector involving representatives from the media and entertainment industry, the international press, NGOs and foundations. Two major public relations events were organized in New York, both related to human trafficking, namely the premiere of the film "Trade"and the photography exhibition "Images of Vulnerability", both of wchich mobilized broad-based support for the work of UNODC.

In 2007, UNODC received six private donations, representing one per cent of voluntary contributions received. The largest contribution came from NHN Corporation of Korea to help to establish a virtual forum against cyber-crime. With the use of a digital platform, the forum will help law enforcement and criminal justice officers and researchers from developing countries to gain access to training courses and technical advice on how to prevent and investigate cyber-crime.

Collaboration with the Drug Abuse Prevention Centre (DAPC) of Japan continued successfully in 2007. The Centre enabled UNODC to award 26 grants to NGOs in support of grassroot activities for drug abuse prevention.

The table below lists all contributions for 2007 that came from Private donors in descending order.