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SOC/NAR/914

UN STUDY ON AFGHANISTAN’S ‘OPIUM ECONOMY’ WINS AWARD

13/08/2004
Press Release
SOC/NAR/914


UN STUDYONAFGHANISTAN’S ‘OPIUM ECONOMY’ WINS AWARD


(Reissued as received.)


VIENNA, 13 August (UN Information Service) -- “The Opium Economy in Afghanistan:  An International Problem”, a United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) publication, has won the “Notable Government Documents 2003” award, presented by the Library Journal, a publication of the American Library Association.

SOC/NAR/902

INCB SESSION TO FOCUS ON INTERACTION BETWEEN SUPPLY AND DEMAND STRATEGIES AGAINST DRUG ABUSE

17/05/2004
Press Release
SOC/NAR/902


INCB SESSION TO FOCUS ON INTERACTION BETWEEN SUPPLY


AND DEMAND STRATEGIES AGAINST DRUG ABUSE


(Reissued as received.)


VIENNA, 17 May (UN Information Service) -- The interaction between supply and demand strategies against the global drug abuse problem will be the focus of the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB), which opened its eightieth session today in Vienna.

SOC/NAR/898

JAPANESE YOUTH SUPPORT UN COUNTER-NARCOTICS EFFORTS

25/03/2004
Press Release
SOC/NAR/898


JAPANESE YOUTH SUPPORT UN COUNTER-NARCOTICS EFFORTS


(Reissued as received.)


VIENNA, 25 March (UN Information Service) -- The Tokyo-based Drug Abuse Prevention Centre’s (DAPC) “No! Absolutely No!” campaign against drug abuse in developing countries sets a unique example of what young people can do when they approach a worldwide problem.