Welcome Message from the UNODC Country Office Representiative
Dear visitor,
Welcome to the official website of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Country Office Afghanistan.
UNODC Afghanistan has been operational in the country since 1989. As an organization with significant institutional memory on the issues related to drugs and crime, UNODC is here to support the Afghan people and Afghan Government to achieve security and stability of the country.
Currently UNODC is implementing seven priority areas in Afghanistan. Fully in line with the Afghanistan National Development Strategy, UNODC aims to put the Afghan people at the centre. This is being done by seeking concrete impact, and changing the lives of individuals within the mandate of drugs and crime. Global experience demonstrates that only a regional solution can resolve national challenges. Therefore, cross border activities, through the Rainbow Strategy, are a cross-cutting element within our program.
Underwriting the principle of Afghanization, or Afghan ownership of its own destiny, we seek to transfer capacity towards Afghan partners, such as the Ministry of Counter Narcotics, Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Reconstruction and Rural Development, Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock and Ministry of Public Health.
We have upgraded this website with the aim of keeping our browsers abreast of the most recent developments on the local front, by providing the most up-to-date information, news and reports. In addition, it seeks to convey an overview of the role that the UNODC plays in supporting the country and its citizens.
Jean-Luc Lemahieu,
Country Office Representative
Watch an interview with UNODC Country Office Representative
Jean-Luc Lemahieu speaks about the situation and UNODC's programme in Afghanistan.