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UN Secretary General sends message on the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking

25 June 2009 11:55 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Kamala Guliyeva â€“ APA. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon sent a message to the world countries on the occasion of June 26, the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, UN Office in Baku told APA. â€œThis year marks the centenary of drug control â€“ 100 years since the Opium Commission met in Shanghai to stop an opium epidemic. In more recent years, United Nations conventions have helped to address the challenge of drug abuse and reduce its terrible toll on individuals, families and communitiesâ€, the Un Secretary General said in his message. â€œDrug abuse can be prevented, treated and controlled. I urge Member States to upgrade their preventive interventions and integrate drug treatment into public health programmes. The World Health Organization and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime continue to work with Governments and other partners to scale up drug treatment world-wide.
I also urge full implementation of the United Nation Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the United Nations Convention against Corruption. These instruments can help in the effort to prevent and control drug-related crime that is posing a serious security threat in many parts of the worldâ€, said the message.