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Thursday, 20 December 2018

UNODC trains local authorities to fight trafficking of humans, weapons, drugs and other illicit goods off the coast of Yemen

UNODC trains local authorities to fight trafficking of humans, weapons, drugs and other illicit goods off the coast of Yemen

20 December 2018 - The Gulf of Aden is one of the world's most important shipping lanes, 450 miles long, connecting the Indian Ocean, the Red Sea and Suez Channel. 25,000 ships travel through the region every year, carrying 11% of the world's oil and billions of dollars' worth of goods. At the same time the Gulf of Aden, in particularly the Bab el Mandeb strait, runs along one of the most dangerous coastlines in the world: Yemen.

5 December 2018 - Around 35 million people globally misuse opioids, including heroin according to the 2017 UNODC World Drug Report. Furthermore, opioids account for about 70 per cent of disease and deaths associated with drug use. To identify how to address these and related challenges, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) and the World Health Organization (WHO) organized an Intergovernmental expert group meeting on the international challenge posed by the non-medical use of synthetic opioids.



Published December 21, 2018 at 09:58AM
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