Opium cultivation, production in Afghanistan decreased by 95 pc: UN Report

Nov 06, 2023

The cultivation and production of opium in Afghanistan has decreased by 95 per cent in the past year, Khaama Press reported citing the United...

IOC, UNODC extend collaboration to fight corruption and crime in sport

Nov 09, 2021

Lausanne [Switzerland], November 9 : The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) have signed a memorandum...

UN says 275 million people used drugs worldwide in 2020

Jun 25, 2021

Geneva [Switzerland], June 25 : Around 36 million people suffered from drug use disorders as 275 million people used drugs worldwide in 2020, according...

SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia appears before SIT in drugs case

Jan 12, 2022

Mohali (Punjab) [India], January 12 : Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia on Wednesday appeared before the SIT at the State Crime...

India in partnership with UN to send 20,000 MTs wheat for Afghan people through Chabahar Port

Mar 07, 2023

India on Tuesday, while hosting the first India-Central Asia Joint Working Group on Afghanistan, upon the requests by United Nations Office on Drugs and...

Iran: Execution of juvenile offender 'deeply alarming and shocking', says UN

Nov 25, 2021

Tehran [Iran], November 25 : The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Thursday condemned Iran's execution of a young man who was a minor...