Research, Policy and Advocacy
Sub-programme 4 supports capacity development of the Ministry of Counter Narcotics (MCN) in the areas of crop monitoring, research, inter-agency cooperation and provincial outreach. In addition, UNODC aims at supporting MCN's ability to promote public awareness on Counter Narcotics (CN) and Criminal Justice (CJ), and develop a strong statistical and analytical team within the MCN itself.
Accurate and credible data are essential for evidence based policy and advocacy. UNODC built a strong research reputation through its opium survey, its provincial profiles and socio-economic assessment as well as corruption survey.