Mission and objectivesThe United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime (UNODC) was established in and in Vienna, Austria. UNODC is s a world leader in the fight against illicit drugs and international crime. It operates through 54 regional offices, covering more than countries. Its regional office for Western and Central Africa (ROSEN) is located in Dakar, Senegal and has been active in the region for more than 20 years. Currently ROSEN covers 22 countries and has established 13 field offices.

ContextUNODC has recognized expertise in combating trafficking in persons and smuggling of migrants as a result of a long history of technical assistance provided to States. More practically, UNODC intervenes in these two thematic areas along the following lines of action: strengthening legislative and policy frameworks; capacity-building of the criminal justice actors; data and research; provision of assistance to victims of trafficking and vulnerable migrants, particularly through ci...