SriLanka Welcome to the United Nations United Nations UNODC Regional Office for South Asia Site SearchSearch the site About usExecutive Director Regional Representative Meet the Staff UNODC Strategy 2021-2025 Regional Programme for South Asia (2024 - 2028) Vacancies Contact us Our workWorld Drug ProblemDrug Prevention, Treatment and Care Countering Drug Trafficking HIV/AIDS Organized CrimeHuman Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling Maritime Crime Cybercrime Crimes that affect the Environment Corruption Money Laundering Crime Prevention and Criminal JusticeOverview Youth and CommunityRiseUp4Peace Family skills Lockdown Learners Series UNODC and Youth Resources Terrorism Prevention UNODC in the regionBangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Sri Lanka ResourcesPublications CampaignsRiseUp4Peace 26 June: World Drug Day 18 July: Nelson Mandela International Day 30 July: World Day against Trafficking in Persons 15 November: International Day against Transnational Organized Crime 1 December: World AIDS Day 9 December: International Anti-Corruption Day 24 December: International Anti-Cybercrime Day NewsStories from South Asia Press Releases UNODC Odyssey Newsletter UNODC in the region Sri Lanka SRI LANKA UNODC has been present in Sri Lanka since 2005. The UNODC Global Maritime Crime Programme (GMCP) and the Programme Office (PO) are based in Colombo. UNODC is part of part of the UN Sustainable Cooperation Framework (2023-27) in Sri Lanka.   PO-Sri Lanka is guided by the UNODC Regional Office for South Asia, based in New Delhi and the UNODC Regional Programme for South Asia (2024-28) launched in May 2024.   UNODC stands ready to support the Government in acquiring further capacity to fight organized crime and strengthen health and criminal justice responses.   With its headquarters in Sri Lanka, UNODC’s GMCP provides a comprehensive approach in tackling maritime crime through capacity-building in interdictions, domain awareness, crime scene investigation, and evidence management. GMCP enjoys excellent partnership with the Government and convenes the Southern Route Partnership under the Indian Ocean Forum on Maritime Crime, fostering international coordination among Indian Ocean States to combat drug trafficking on the Southern Route.   Areas of Work United Nations Home Contacts Fraud Alert