Issue 6 | March 2 2011
A quick and easy way to update yourself on the latest UNODC news from East Asia and the Pacific

UNODC News

Austria

• Global alliance furthers commitment to fighting wildlife and environmental crime

India

• Asia and the Pacific: UN Regional Task Force meeting on injecting drug use and HIV/AIDS held in India

Indonesia

• UNODC equips local trainers with professional skills in Indonesia
• UNODC first talk series in 2011 calls for anti-corruption measures in the forestry sector

Lao People's Democratic Republic

• Lao PDR: National Assembly, UN boost cooperation

Thailand

• Awareness and education are key to beating human trafficking

Viet Nam

• The Ministry of Public Security in Viet Nam and UNODC consult on drug control and crime prevention

Highlight

Report of the International Narcotics Control Board for 2010

Gary Lewis, Regional Representative for East Asia and the Pacific:
We are pleased to provide you with a copy of the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) report for 2010.

It was just launched, today, in UNODC Headquarters, Vienna.

The report highlights the role of corruption in drug trafficking, the need for medicines to be available for all and presents regional developments. For East and South-East Asia the report points out that progress in reducing opium production is under threat and that increased trafficking, manufacture and abuse of synthetic drugs are of paramount concern. It also warns us that amphetamine-type stimulants (primarily methamphetamine) and opioids and cannabis continue to be widely used in East and South-East Asia.

We hope that you find the report to be of interest.
[Download the report]

Read our latest publications and reports

• Report of the International Narcotics Control Board for 2010 (pdf)
• Myanmar: Situation Assessment on Amphetamine-Type Stimulants (pdf)
• South-East Asia: Opium Survey 2010 (Lao PDR, Myanmar) (pdf)
• 2010 Client Feedback Survey: UNODC Programme in East Asia and the Pacific (pdf)
• World Drug Report 2010 (pdf)
• Implementation Update: 1 (pdf)

Upcoming Events

• Muse, Myanmar - 22 March (Date tentative): PATROL Initial Survey in Myanmar
• Tachileik, Myanmar - 25 March (Date tentative): PATROL Initial Survey in Myanmar

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