UN drug alert stops shipment that could have made 1.6 billion lethal fentanyl doses

26 february 2026 - 16:25:27
Vienna, Austria (PANA) - An international early warning system blocked a shipment of chemicals used to make fentanyl that could [...] Full text...

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‘Rapid expansion’ of synthetic drugs reshaping illicit markets, UN anti-narcotics body warns

05 march 2025 - 07:16:39
Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Synthetic drugs are rapidly transforming the global drug trade, fuelling an escalating public health crisis, according [...] Full text...

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Drugs online: UN-backed body offers solutions to counter narcotics surge

06 march 2024 - 07:01:52
Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Drug dealers have continued to use cutting-edge digital technology, social media platforms and disinformation to sell [...] Full text...

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Morocco elected to head International Narcotics Control Board

11 may 2023 - 15:08:45
Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Morocco was elected Wednesday at the headquarters of the United Nations Office in Vienna to the [...] Full text...

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Legalising cannabis fails to address health risks: UN drugs control board

10 march 2023 - 05:22:54
Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Moves by a small number of governments to legalise the non-medical use of cannabis have led [...] Full text...

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Gov'ts urged to place more emphasis on drug treatment and rehabilitation

01 march 2018 - 19:56:02
New York, US (PANA) - Governments are being urged to invest more in drug treatment and rehabilitation rather than just [...] Full text...

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UN: UN-backed narcotics control body urges gender-sensitive drug policies

02 march 2017 - 19:23:53
New York, US (PANA) - Citing a significant rise over the past year in the number of women dying from [...] Full text...

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Austria: UN urges focus on ‘shared responsibility’ to combat illicit drugs

15 march 2016 - 06:45:38
Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Ahead of a special session on drugs at the United Nations General Assembly, senior United Nations [...] Full text...

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UN: UN-backed report says drug treaties are for health, wellbeing of mankind

02 march 2016 - 18:04:40
New York, US (PANA) - The ultimate goal of the international drug control treaties is to ensure the health and welfare [...] Full text...

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UN: 'Over 5b people worldwide lack access to essential medicines'

04 march 2015 - 07:21:26
New York, US (PANA) - A report by the Vienna-based International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) has said three quarters of [...] Full text...

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Senegal: 'Drug use increases in Africa'

04 march 2014 - 22:53:19
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB ) says there has been an increase in drug trafficking [...] Full text...

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UN: Report urges greater prevention, treatment of drug abuse

04 march 2014 - 20:10:52
New York, US (PANA) - A UN report says investment in prevention and treatment of drug abuse can lead to [...] Full text...

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UNODC chief calls for more action against drug abuse, trafficking

10 september 2013 - 07:35:07
New York, US (PANA) - With demand soaring for untested concoctions of psychoactive substances, the Executive Director of the UN [...] Full text...

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