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Cannabis plants.
UN Photo/John Robaton

Uruguay’s move to legalize cannabis endangers global anti-drug effort, UN agency says

11 December 2013
Amid growing debate over international drug control policy in Latin America, the United Nations drug and crime agency today said that a decision by the Uruguayan parliament to legalize cannabis is a strike against international cooperation.
UNODC Goodwill Ambassador Falcao: UNODC drug awareness project, Bogotá, Colombia.
UNODC

UN anti-drug agency names Colombian footballer Falcao new Goodwill Ambassador

20 November 2013
The United Nations anti-drug and crime agency today named Colombian footballer Radamel Falcao García Zárate as its Goodwill Ambassador for drug prevention.
Photos: Central Narcotics Bureau, Singapore: University Medical Center Freiburg, Germany; UNODC. Please note that the products (pills and bathsalt) shown in the photos are simulated.
Central Narcotics Bureau, Singapore: University Medical Center Freiburg, Germany; UNODC. Please note that the products (pills and bathsalt) shown in the photos are simulated.

Designer drugs on the rise as demand for traditional drugs levels off, UN reports on World Drug Day

26 June 2013
While the use of traditional drugs is largely stable, demand is soaring for untested concoctions of psychoactive substances that threaten to be more dangerous, the head of the United Nations drug and crime agency said, marking the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.
UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov.
UNODC

Fighting international crime is key to sustainable development, UN official says

22 April 2013
International crime undermines sustainable development, hinders access to education and discourages investment opportunities, the head of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said today, adding that disrupting the flow of illegal profits had become a crucial for successful crime fighting.