Afghanistan opium cultivation in 2023 declined 95 per cent following drug ban: new UNODC survey Kabul / Vienna, 5 November 2023 Opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan plunged by an estimated 95 per...
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The EU provides an additional €10 million in funding to the World Health Organization and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime to advance mental health and drug use disorder services in Afghanistan
25 October 2023, Kabul, Afghanistan – The European Union (EU) has allocated an additional €10 million (equivalent to 800 million Afghani) to improve mental health and address drug use disorders in...
The European Union supports the revitalization of a 100-bed drug addiction treatment center in Kandahar under the joint World Health Organization and United Nations Organization for Drugs and Crime project
10 August 2023, Kandahar, Afghanistan – The World Health Organization (WHO), with financial support of the European Union (EU), transformed a 100-bed drug addiction treatment center in Kandahar,...
Supporting drug users in Afghanistan
UNODC, with the support of UNDP, provided food items, winterization kits, Hygiene material and essential medical supplies for 24 Drug Treatment Centers (DTC) across the country. Afghanistan is home...
Afghan Women and the Opiate Trade
UNODC launches Report on "Afghan Women and the Opiate Trade" 7 November 2022 - A research study on Afghan Women and the Opiate Trade was launched by the Afghan Opiate Trade Project (AOTP) at...
Opium cultivation in Afghanistan - Latest findings and emerging threats
Afghanistan opium cultivation in 2022 up by 32 per cent: UNODC survey Vienna, 1 November 2022 The 2022 opium crop in Afghanistan is the most profitable in years with cultivation up by nearly...
Afghanistan Opium Survey 2021 - Cultivation and Production
Key Findings The production of opiates (opium, morphine, and heroin) is arguably Afghanistan’s largest illegal economic activity. The gross output of the Afghan illicit opiate economy was estimated...
Drug Situation in Afghanistan 2021 - Latest findings and emerging threats
Afghan opiates supply 8 out of 10 opiate users worldwide, UNODC finds, as experts meet in Vienna to combat illicit trafficking Vienna (Austria), 16 November 2021 – The opium harvest in Afghanistan...
Afghanistan Opium Survey 2018 - Challenges to sustainable development, peace and security (July 2019)
Introduction The Afghanistan Opium Surveys have been implemented annually by the Ministry of Counter Narcotics (MCN) of Afghanistan in collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime...
Afghanistan Opium Survey 2018 - Cultivation and Production
Key Findings Area under opium poppy cultivation decreased by 20% since 2017 but remains at very high levels The total opium poppy cultivation area in Afghanistan was estimated at 263,000 (242,000 –...
Afghanistan + 2 more
AOTP Update Volume 1: Acetic anhydride in the context of Afghan heroin
About the Afghan Opiate Trade Project The opiates produced in Afghanistan continue to pose a threat to public health, governance and security in the region and beyond at global level. Afghan opiates...
Afghanistan Opium Survey 2017 - Challenges to sustainable development, peace and security (May 2018)
Last year's record opium production in Afghanistan threatens sustainable development, latest survey reveals 21 May 2018 - In 2017, opium cultivation in Afghanistan reached a record high with an...
Afghanistan Opium Survey 2017 - Cultivation and Production
Key Findings Area under opium poppy cultivation increased by 63% since 2016, reaching a new record high The total area under opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan was estimated at 328,000 hectares...
Afghanistan Opium Survey 2016 - Sustainable development in an opium production environment
Afghanistan: Total area under opium poppy cultivation expanding, threatening sustainable development in the country 19 May 2017 - The total area under opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan is...
Afghanistan Opium Survey 2016 - Cultivation and Production
Afghan opium production up 43 per cent: Survey 23 October 2016 - Opium production in Afghanistan rose by 43 per cent to 4,800 metric tons in 2016 compared with 2015 levels, according to the latest...
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The Afghan Opiate Trade and Africa - A Baseline Assessment
Key Findings This report presents a “Baseline Assessment” of the illicit Afghan opiate trafficking situation in Africa, with a focus on heroin trafficking along the southern route out of Afghanistan...
Afghanistan Opium Survey 2015 - Executive Summary
After six years on the rise, Afghan opium crop cultivation declines: new UNODC survey 14 October 2015 - Opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan decreased 19 per cent in 2015, compared to the previous...
Countering narcotics: Afghanistan Drug Reporting System launched
23 June 2015 - UNODC and the Afghan Ministry of Counter Narcotics have launched the Afghanistan Drug Reporting System (ADRS), the latest project in their partnership of more than three years. This...
Afghanistan Opium Survey 2014
Afghan opium crop cultivation rises seven per cent in 2014; while opium production could climb by as much as 17 per cent 12 November 2014 - Opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan rose seven per cent...
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Supporting legal livelihoods for illicit crop farmers
21 February 2014 -The cultivation of illicit drug crops goes hand in hand with poverty and food insecurity. Weaning poor farmers off illicit crop cultivation requires sustainable alternative...