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


UN STUDYONAFGHANISTAN’S ‘OPIUM ECONOMY’ WINS AWARD


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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.

UNEP/243
10/08/2004
Press Release
UNEP/243


ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES BEING PROMOTED AT ATHENS OLYMPIAD


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NAIROBI/ATHENS, 10 August (UNEP) -- When the XXVIIIth Olympiad opens in Athens this week, global attention will focus not just on the performance of the athletes, but on the organizers as well.