Dubai Customs celebrates graduation of UNODC officials

Jun 12, 2023

The event was attended by Mohammed Al Ghaffari, Executive Director of Human Resources, Finance and Administration Division at Dubai Customs, Boris Zenamensky, Deputy Regional...

Syria is largest narco-state in world as it earns more from Captagon than from its legal exports

Apr 17, 2023

Captagon is a synthetic stimulant composed of amphetamine and caffeine, and it is an internationally-recognized illegal drug (UNODC, 2021).

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...

Afghanistan responsible for 80 per cent of illicit opium production globally in 2022: UN Report

Jun 26, 2023

In a separate report, UNODC said that Afghanistan is home to an estimated 3.5 million drug users, which account for nearly 10 per cent...

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...

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...