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UNODC World Drug Report 2020: Global drug use rising; while COVID-19 has far reaching impact on global drug markets

VIENNA, 25 June 2020 - Around 269 million people used drugs worldwide in 2018, which is 30 per cent more than in 2009, while over 35 million people suffer from drug use disorders, according to the latest World Drug Report, released today by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).... [Read More]

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Executive Director, UN Office on Drugs and Crime, Ghada Waly: Message on International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking

Know more, care more.

Addressing the world drug problem requires responses that are based on facts, solidarity and compassion. Some 35.6 million people suffer from drug use disorders globally, according to the World Drug Report 2020 by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).[Read More]

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Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) - UNODC ROMENA Updates

The COVID-19 pandemic is currently affecting all our lives. At UNODC, we are working to ensure that we are there for those most in need and to serve people who use drugs and with drug use disorders, people and children in closed settings, including prisons, and who have HIV, Hepatitis C (HCV) or Hepatitis B (HBV). Every day we are developing new ways by which we can support Member States combat this virus through direct assistance and through examining and addressing the new waves of crime that maybe exploiting this pandemic, such as counterfeit medical products, fraud and cyber-crime.   [Read More]

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