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Mission and objectives
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), custodian of the conventions against transnational organized crime (UNTOC) and corruption (UNCAC), as well as the three international drug control conventions, was established to assist Member States in addressing the interrelated issues of illicit trafficking in and abuse of drugs, crime prevention and criminal justice, international terrorism, and corruption. UNODC's work is based on five normative areas of activity:
• strengthening the capacities of Member States to address threats from transnational organized crime;
• combating corruption and its impact on societies;
• strengthening crime prevention and building effective criminal justice systems;
• supporting Member States to implement a balanced, comprehensive, and evidence-based approach to the global drug problem, addressing both supply and demand;
Combatting terrorism.
Since 1991, UNODC has been working in Brazil to support the Brazilian government in fulfilling its obligations under the UN Drug Control Conventions and the twelve multilateral instruments on terrorism. Brazil has ratified the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, its three Protocols (against Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants and against Arms Trafficking), and the UN Convention on Corruption
• strengthening the capacities of Member States to address threats from transnational organized crime;
• combating corruption and its impact on societies;
• strengthening crime prevention and building effective criminal justice systems;
• supporting Member States to implement a balanced, comprehensive, and evidence-based approach to the global drug problem, addressing both supply and demand;
Combatting terrorism.
Since 1991, UNODC has been working in Brazil to support the Brazilian government in fulfilling its obligations under the UN Drug Control Conventions and the twelve multilateral instruments on terrorism. Brazil has ratified the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, its three Protocols (against Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants and against Arms Trafficking), and the UN Convention on Corruption
Context
The Project Promotion of Information, Policy, and Education to Address Environmental Crime in the Legal Amazon (INPOED) was launched in 2026 with the objective of strengthening environmental governance, promoting sustainable territorial development, and enhancing the effective enforcement of national legislation. Supported by the Brazil–United Nations Fund for the Sustainable Development of the Amazon (Fundo Brasil–Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável da Amazônia), the project aims to improve the quality of data produced and analyzed by public officials, while expanding the availability and dissemination of qualified data on environmental crimes and their impacts on vulnerable populations. These efforts will contribute to evidence-based policymaking by integrating gender-sensitive analyses and identifying differentiated impacts of environmental crimes on women and girls, including Indigenous women and women from river communities.
In addition, the project will support the development of an action plan to mitigate these impacts, strengthen the integration of a gender perspective into data production and government policies related to environmental crime, and build the capacity of policymakers and public officials to better understand and respond to the perspectives of women, girls, and Indigenous Peoples. These efforts will promote more inclusive and accountable governance, in line with the “Do No Harm” principle.
In addition, the project will support the development of an action plan to mitigate these impacts, strengthen the integration of a gender perspective into data production and government policies related to environmental crime, and build the capacity of policymakers and public officials to better understand and respond to the perspectives of women, girls, and Indigenous Peoples. These efforts will promote more inclusive and accountable governance, in line with the “Do No Harm” principle.
Task description
Within delegated authority and under the supervision of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) office in Brasília, the UN Associate will support the implementation of project activities at both national and state levels within the Amazon region, particularly in the target states of Pará, Amazonas, Mato Grosso, and Rondônia. The incumbent will contribute to inter-institutional coordination and partnership-building efforts aimed at strengthening environmental governance, with a special focus on promoting the effective participation of women, girls, and Indigenous peoples in the formulation and implementation of environmental public policies.
The UN Associate will support coordination with institutional stakeholders at state and national levels, helping to maintain dialogue and collaboration with government counterparts, civil society organizations, Indigenous peoples, and other relevant actors. Under supervision, the UN Volunteer Associate will contribute to developing and disseminating mechanisms that facilitate the participation of women, girls, and Indigenous peoples in environmental public policy processes, including supporting the drafting of stakeholder engagement plans and consultation strategies.
The UN Associate will assist in planning and implementing technical discussions, consultations, workshops, seminars, and multi-sectoral dialogue processes related to environmental governance and the impacts of environmental crimes on women, girls, and Indigenous peoples.
The incumbent will contribute to the development, validation, and dissemination of an action plan aimed at mitigating the impacts of environmental crimes on women, girls, and Indigenous peoples, based on evidence generated through project research and consultations. The UN Volunteer will also support the integration of gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) considerations into project activities, data collection and analysis processes, policy recommendations, and institutional strengthening efforts related to the impacts of environmental crimes on women, girls, and Indigenous peoples.
The UN Associate will support coordination with institutional stakeholders at state and national levels, helping to maintain dialogue and collaboration with government counterparts, civil society organizations, Indigenous peoples, and other relevant actors. Under supervision, the UN Volunteer Associate will contribute to developing and disseminating mechanisms that facilitate the participation of women, girls, and Indigenous peoples in environmental public policy processes, including supporting the drafting of stakeholder engagement plans and consultation strategies.
The UN Associate will assist in planning and implementing technical discussions, consultations, workshops, seminars, and multi-sectoral dialogue processes related to environmental governance and the impacts of environmental crimes on women, girls, and Indigenous peoples.
The incumbent will contribute to the development, validation, and dissemination of an action plan aimed at mitigating the impacts of environmental crimes on women, girls, and Indigenous peoples, based on evidence generated through project research and consultations. The UN Volunteer will also support the integration of gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) considerations into project activities, data collection and analysis processes, policy recommendations, and institutional strengthening efforts related to the impacts of environmental crimes on women, girls, and Indigenous peoples.
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