On 5 March 2008, the UN Information Centre New Delhi, in collaboration with
the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (Regional Office for South Asia), organized the media launch
of the annual report of the International Narcotics Control Board.
The panelists were:
UNIC New Delhi Director Shalini Dewan; Additional Secretary, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Sundeep Khanna; Director-General of the Government of India’s Narcotics Control Bureau K. C. Verma; UNODC Representative Gary Lewis; UNODC Project Coordinator Rajiv Walia.
UNIC Harare organized an educational outreach campaign to commemorate
International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking (26 June)
and inform High school students of the dangers of drugs and drug trafficking.
The campaign took place on 26 and 27 June and 4 July.
UNIC Dhaka and "Change Makers," a credible non-governmental
organisation working in the field of education
and good governance in Bangladesh,
jointly organized a seminar
on the United Nations to mark the International Day Against
Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking at Khulna Museum Auditorium
on 26 July 2006. Students from different schools in Khulna took part in it.
The former Member of Parliament Advocate Enayet Ali, UNIC Dhaka’s Officer-in-Charge,
and the President of Change Makers delivered speeches on the occasion.
On Tuesday, 28 February 2006, UNIC Pretoria assisted in the launch of the
annual International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) 2005 Report at
the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research in Pretoria,
South Africa. After introductory comments by UNIC Communications and
Advocacy officer, UNODC Representative for the Southern
African office Dr. Jonathan Lucas outlined the major conclusions of
the report. An audience of journalists, police and
security forces members, and of diplomatic missions
and governmental institutions attended
the conference.
RUNIC Brussels organized a briefing on Afghanistan
with Antonio Maria Costa, Executive Director,
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime,
for selected European journalists on 16 September, 2005.
Mr. Costa briefed the journalists on the first complete analysis
of the 2005 opium situation in Afghanistan. He is in Brussels for
meetings with the European Commission and NATO.
From July 21 to 24, 2005, the San Patrignano Community (Italy) hosted the 28th annual European Show Jumping Championship, the main event in European equestrian sports
The San Patrignano Community, home to 1,800 people, is Europe’s largest center for the recovery from drug addiction. Since its foundation in 1978, it has welcomed more than twenty thousand young men and women, reintegrating them into society.
21 countries participated in the Championship, which was organized under the auspices of the UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime), which has tied the event to their international campaign of education and prevention: “Value Yourself…Make Healthy Choices”. RUNIC (Regional United Nations Information Centre for Western Europe) and the United Nations’ IYSPE 2005 (International Year for Sport and Physical Education) also granted their patronage, acknowledging the powerful message the event sent against drugs.
On 25th June 2005 more than 300 volunteers, staff members and institutional representatives attended the conference “Double diagnosis: the possible integration”, organised in Torre del Greco (Naples) by the NGO Association “La Tenda”. RUNIC Brussels sponsored the conference. Its logo featured on the information material produced on the occasion, including a banner on the conference stage.
Prominent doctors and political experts spoke about topics concerning drugs: addiction, prevention and social rehabilitation policies.
Both national and local media, among which the Italian state-owned broadcasting channel RAI, covered the event, during which a letter by the UN Secretary General on drugs was read, and emphasis was given to his call on young people to make a healthy life choice.
The meeting’s outcome was positive, the debate was very constructive and provided the opportunity of strengthening the collaboration between the different social actors, with a view to building up new ideas for future actions.
