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SOC/NAR/880
29/10/2003
Press Release
SOC/NAR/880


AREA UNDER OPIUM POPPY CULTIVATION IN AFGHANISTAN


INCREASED BY 8 PER CENT, UN SAYS


(Reissued as received.)


VIENNA, 29 October (UN Information Service) -- The Afghanistan Opium Survey for 2003, conducted by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), for the first time jointly with the Afghanistan Government, confirms the country’s place as the leading producer of opium, responsible for about three quarters of the world’s output.

SOC/NAR/874
10/09/2003
Press Release
SOC/NAR/874


UN DRUG CHIEF URGES NATO FORCES TO TACKLE TRAFFICKING


Opium Cultivation in Afghanistan Presents a Serious Security Challenge


(Reissued as received.)

SOC/NAR/872
15/07/2003
Press Release
SOC/NAR/872


UNITED NATIONS, REGIONAL GROUP COOPERATE AGAINST DRUG AND CRIME FLOW

FROM WEST AND CENTRAL ASIA


(Reissued as received.)


VIENNA, 15 July (UN Information Service) -- The Secretary-General of the Economic Cooperation Organization  (ECO), Ambassador Seyed Mojtaba Arastou from Iran, paid a visit on Monday to the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Antonio Maria Costa.