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Myanmar overtakes Afghanistan as world's biggest opium producer: UN
1 year ago

Myanmar overtakes Afghanistan as world's biggest opium producer: UN

Hindustan Times  

Myanmar became the world's biggest producer of opium in 2023, overtaking Afghanistan after the Taliban government's crackdown on the trade, according to a United Nations report released on Tuesday. The figures come after opium production in Afghanistan slumped an estimated 95 percent to around 330 tonnes following the Taliban's ban on poppy cultivation in April last year, according to UNODC. …

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War-wracked Myanmar is now the world’s top opium producer, surpassing Afghanistan, says UN agency
1 year ago

War-wracked Myanmar is now the world’s top opium producer, surpassing Afghanistan, says UN agency

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Myanmar, already wracked by a brutal civil war, has regained the unenviable title of the world’s biggest opium producer, according to a U.N. agency report released Tuesday. The Southeast Asian country’s opium output has topped that of Afghanistan, where the ruling Taliban imposed a ban on its production, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime said in …

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Myanmar overtakes Afghanistan as world’s top opium producer: UN
1 year ago

Myanmar overtakes Afghanistan as world’s top opium producer: UN

Al Jazeera  

Violent political turmoil in Myanmar in years since 2021 coup has contributed to production increase, new report says. The 95 percent decline in opium cultivation in Afghanistan after a drug ban by the Taliban in 2022 has seen global supply shift to Myanmar, where political, social and economic instability brought about by a 2021 coup drove many to poppy farming, …

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Afghan farmers lose income of more than $1 billion after the Taliban banned poppy cultivation
1 year, 1 month ago

Afghan farmers lose income of more than $1 billion after the Taliban banned poppy cultivation

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Afghan farmers have lost income of more than $1 billion from opium sales after the Taliban outlawed poppy cultivation, according to a report from the U.N. drugs agency published Sunday. Afghans need urgent humanitarian assistance to meet their most immediate needs, absorb the shock of lost income and save lives, said UNODC executive director, Ghada Waly. A September …

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World Day against Trafficking in Persons 2023: All you need to know
1 year, 4 months ago

World Day against Trafficking in Persons 2023: All you need to know

India Today  

The annual World Day against Trafficking in Persons serves the purpose of raising awareness about human trafficking trends as identified by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. WORLD DAY AGAINST TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS 2023: THEME The theme of World Day against Trafficking in Persons 2023 is ‘Reach every victim of trafficking, leave no one behind’. WORLD DAY AGAINST …

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World Day against Trafficking in Persons 2023: Date, history, theme and more
1 year, 4 months ago

World Day against Trafficking in Persons 2023: Date, history, theme and more

Live Mint  

World Day Against Trafficking in Persons is observed on July 30 every year to raise awareness about the trends in human trafficking identified by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. While explaining the seriousness of the problem, UN noted, “Trafficking in persons is a serious crime and a grave violation of human rights. Almost every country in the …

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Highest prevalence of opioid use disorders in eastern parts of India: UNODC report
1 year, 5 months ago

Highest prevalence of opioid use disorders in eastern parts of India: UNODC report

The Hindu  

The highest prevalence of people with opioid use disorders in India is observed in the eastern parts of the country, while the largest numbers of people with opioid use disorders are found in north-western India as well as in some of the central-western States, the latest World Drug Report 2023 by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime’s has …

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UN report: Modern weapons being smuggled to Haiti from US
1 year, 9 months ago

UN report: Modern weapons being smuggled to Haiti from US

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Increasingly sophisticated weapons are being trafficked into Haiti mainly from the United States and especially from Florida amid worsening lawlessness in the impoverished Caribbean nation, according to a U.N. report released Friday. The report by the Vienna-based Office on Drugs and Crime said a network of criminal actors including members of the Haitian diaspora “often source firearms …

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