UNODC Chief: Afghanistan faces opium crisis, response must be urgent, swift, decisive

In remarks at the UN Security Council, head of UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) sets out scale of Afghanistan’s opium problem; offers tangible solutions to reduce supply, build cooperation and provide prevention and treatment of opiate misuse VIENNA, 21 December 2017 (UN Information Service) — In recent years attention has shifted away from …