Drugs

UNITED NATIONS COMMISSION ON NARCOTIC DRUGS CONCLUDES SESSION,

CALLS FOR ENHANCED DRUG CONTROL EFFORTS

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VIENNA, 19 March (UN Information Service) -- The Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), the central policy-making body within the United Nations system dealing with drug-related matters, concluded its forty-seventh session in Vienna today.

ENTIRE SOCIETIES NEED TO GET INVOLVED IN COUNTERING DRUG ABUSE, UN COMMISSION

ON NARCOTIC DRUGS TOLD, AS IT BEGINS 47TH SESSION

SWEDEN INTRODUCES NEW ANTI-DRUG STRATEGY TO STRENGTHEN PARTNERSHIP

WITH UN OFFICE ON DRUGS AND CRIME

COMMISSION ON NARCOTIC DRUGS MEETS IN VIENNA, 15 -22 MARCH

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NARCOTICS CONTROL BOARD CONCERNED ABOUT FAILURE OF TURKMENISTAN TO COOPERATE

WITH INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY IN FIGHT AGAINST ILLICIT DRUGS

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ANNUAL REPORT OF NARCOTICS CONTROL BOARD FOCUSES ON RELATIONSHIP

BETWEEN DRUG ABUSE, CRIME, VIOLENCE AT COMMUNITY LEVEL

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VIENNA, 3 March (UN Information Service) -- The impact of drug abuse on crime and violence at the community level is the main focus of the 2003 Annual Report of the Vienna-based International Narcotics Control Board (INCB), released here today.

UN, LIBYA TO EXPAND COOPERATION AGAINST DRUGS, CRIME, TERRORISM

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EUROPE’S DRUG CONSUMPTION STIMULATES CANNABIS CULTIVATION IN MOROCCO

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INVESTIGATION CLEARS UN OFFICE ON DRUGS AND CRIME OF ALLEGATIONS

OF CORRUPTION AND MISMANAGEMENT

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UN TO HOLD MEETING OF EXPERTS AND KEY OFFICIALS TO DISCUSS

ISSUE OF TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS

Strengthening Regional Cooperation and Developing Agreements

To Enhance International Judicial and Police Cooperation among Key Issues for Discussion

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