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UNODC hands over the Display Room at the CNTA to the Afghan Government

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 4:11:20 PM CEST

April 2012 - UNODC and IOM representatives handed over to the Afghan Government the newly built Display Room at the Counter Narcotics Training Academy in Kabul.

Construction of the Counter Narcotics Directorate in Farah Province begins

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:37:30 AM CEST

March 2012 - Members of the local and national government and UNODC representatives laid down the foundation stone in January for the construction of the provincial office of the Ministry of Counter Narcotics (MCN) in Farah province.

Turning the tide for women and girls who use drugs in Afghanistan

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 9:55:23 AM CET

Worldwide, almost half of all people living with HIV are women and girls.

In Afghanistan, data on HIV prevalence has been scarce until very recently. With a health system to rebuilt, HIV and other sexually transmitted infection surveillance systems are basic.

UNODC and the Government of Japan sign US$ 9 million Grant Agreement

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 5:47:46 PM CET

25 January 2012 - UNODC and the Government of Japan signed a $9 million grant agreement to build capacity in the criminal justice sector of Balkh, Bamyan and Herat provinces, in support of the Government of Afghanistan's effort to strengthen the rule of law in the country.

Afghan opium prices soar as production rises

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 2:48:25 PM CET

12 January 2012 - The full Afghan Opium Survey for 2011 points to a dramatic increase of 133 per cent in the farm-gate value of opium compared with 2010 (the summary findings of the survey were issued in September 2011). Released today by the Ministry of Counter-Narcotics of Afghanistan and UNODC, the survey reveals that the farm-gate income generated by opium probably amounted to $1.4 billion, equivalent to 9 per cent of the GDP of Afghanistan in 2011.

Opium production in Afghanistan shows increase, prices set to rise

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 3:18:45 PM CEST

11 October 2011 - Opium poppy-crop cultivation in Afghanistan reached 131,000 hectares in 2011, 7 per cent higher than in 2010, due to insecurity and high prices, said the 2011 Afghan Opium Survey released today by the Ministry of Counter Narcotics (MCN) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

Train the trainer programme

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 2:19:14 PM CEST

17 August 2011 - The second generation of Train the Trainer programme successfully completed the three month course provided by UNODC's International Law Enforcement specialist, under the UNODC project Support for a Counter Narcotics Training Unit within the Afghan Police Academy (AFG/I77).

UNODC provides motorbikes vocational training course to Afghan farmers

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 3:11:35 PM CEST

11 August 2011 - One of the goals of the UNODC programme in Afghanistan is to provide alternative livelihood opportunities. This support is especially extended, under project AFG/I87 'Capacity Building and Alternative Livelihood', to the farmers who are engaged in drug cultivation and dealings so that they can leave the drugs trade.

IT Equipment and furniture handed over to the Ministry of Counter Narcotics

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 3:08:14 PM CEST

4 August 2011 - UNODC and MCN held an official handover ceremony for IT equipment and furniture for the 10 newest provincial directorates in Badghis, Parwan, Kapisa, Saripul, Jawzjan, Takhar, Samangan, Bamyan, Nimroz and Dai Kundi.

Support for Children at the Kabul Open Juvenile Rehabilitation Centre

Mon, 04 Jul 2011 11:18:22 AM CEST

4 July 2011 - As of May 2011, there were almost 800 children (including approximately 100 girls), range in ages from twelve to eighteen years old, who are held in 31 Juvenile Rehabilitation Centres (JRC) across Afghanistan.