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Regional Expert Group Meeting on “Sharing experiences on the implementation of Strengthening Families Programme (SFP 10-14) and best practices on prevention of Drug Abuse among Youth”

Family skills training programmes have proven to be highly effective in preventing substance abuse, delinquency and risky sexual behaviour. To support professionals in delivering scientific evidence-based practices in drug prevention, UNODC selected the Strengthening Families Programme 10-14 (SFP 10-14) for its suitability, adaptability to different country contexts, as well as for the long, rigorous research evidence that the programme is based on.   SFP 10-14 is a parent, youth and family skill-building curriculum, run in conjunction with...[Read More]

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Regional Programme for Afghanistan and Neighboring Countries supports the Asset Recovery Inter-Agency Network of West and Central Asia to cut across a range of transnational organized crimes

The first Annual General Meeting of the Asset Recovery Inter-Agency Network West and Central Asia (ARIN-WCA) was co-hosted by the General Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Kazakhstan with technical support provided by Sub-Programme 2 "International/Regional Cooperation in Legal Matters" of the Regional Programme for Afghanistan and Neighbouring Countries, [Read More]

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Treatment of Children with Drug Use Problems with special attention to synthetic drugs

Tajikistan, 18-20 November 2019. In recognition of  Universal Children's Day (20 November), and with the aim of supporting the  Sustainable Development Goals, Goal 3.5, the UNODC Regional Programme for Afghanistan and Neighbouring Countries under Sub-Programme 3 convened a 3-day training workshop on "Treatment of Children with Drug Use Problems with special attention to synthetic drugs" highlighting the importance of introducing scientific evidence-based interventions on drug dependence prevention, treatment and rehabilitation...[Read More]

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