UN drugs and crime official urges concerted effort against narcotics

29 May – Highlighting the importance of political commitment and action, the head of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Yury Fedotov, today welcomed efforts by the Afghan Government to combat the menace of trafficking and production of narcotics in the country. - UN drugs and crime official urges concerted effort against narcotics
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2011 Afghan Opium Survey