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UNODC works with Iranian universities to strengthen “Drug and HIV/AIDS...
Emad, 55 years old, is a devoted husband and caring father. Emad noticed lately that his cherished 20 years old son Maziar was acting in strange ways. He was convinced that Maziar's odd behavior was...
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A review of Iran’s good practices on treatment of opiates abuse
A delegation from the Parliament of Kyrgyzstan visited the Islamic Republic (I.R) of Iran 9-15 June 2012 for a study tour aimed at familiarizing themselves with the use of methadone and buprenorphine...
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UNODC Iran calls for more effort on overcoming the stigma and discrimination...
"I learnt that I was HIV positive after my husband was hospitalized for a gastrointestinal disease" said Parisa, a 40 year old Iranian woman living with HIV since 12 years. "At the time, I did not even...
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Opium-crop cultivation rises in Afghanistan, prices remain high
20 November 2012 - Opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan covered 154,000 hectares (ha) in 2012, 18 per cent higher than the 131,000 recorded the previous year, according to the 2012 Afghanistan Opium...
View ArticleUN programme offers assistance in Protection of Valuable Cultural Property of...
Trafficking of cultural property represents a big source of earnings for organized criminal groups. It is also becoming an important source for laundering the proceeds of crime, and as such, it is a...
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At Triangular Initiative Ministerial Meeting, UNODC Chief stresses regional...
18 December 2012 - Speaking at the end of a one-day mission to Tehran, UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov noted the many challenges related to the flow of opiates from Afghanistan, but also...
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UNODC and UNHCR join hands for provision of treatment and rehabilitation...
20 December 2012 - UNODC and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Iran have signed a Letter of Understanding aimed at upgrading the capacities of Drop-in-Centers...
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Red Ribbon Award 2012
The Red Ribbon Award is presented every two years at the International AIDS Conference to acknowledge and celebrate outstanding community leadership and action that is helping to stop the spread of...
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Placing health and welfare at the heart of drug policy
25 January 2013 - The key reason why countries decided to set up the UN drug control system was to reduce the public's exposure to the harmful health effects of drug use. Having witnessed the...
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Iranian youth gets the facts about drugs
As part of its campaign to raise awareness about the major challenge that illicit drugs represents to society as a whole, especially to the young, UNODC published a series of 8 posters in Farsi...
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Fifty-sixth Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs opens in Vienna
11 March 2013 - The Fifty-sixth session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) kicks off today with over 1,000 representatives from Member States and civil society, as well as high level speakers...
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UNODC Publishes International Standards on Drug Use Prevention
13 March 2013 - In the past, drug prevention work was often limited to printing leaflets to warn young people about the dangers of illicit drugs. Such interventions often resulted in little behavioral...
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We cannot allow the criminals to prosper from their crimes
22 April 2013 - Opening the Twenty-Second session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Yury...
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Crime Commission closes on reminder that rule of law protects against...
29 April 2013 - The 22nd Session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice ended last week by emphasizing the importance of the rule of law and its role in supporting men, women and...
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UNODC works to strengthen the “Schools’ Programme”
"Arash was there in my office, silent and ashamed. He had escaped from the school that same day with older students and tried to use drugs in the nearby park. His classmates were mean to him,...
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26 June 2013- Viennaspecial high-level session marks key milestone in roadmap towards 2016 UN Drug Review
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UNODC Iran addresses HIV prevention among sexual partners of drug users
10 July 2013 -"I wish I knew about the transmission routes of HIV, so that I would have been protected against it," said Sara, a 38-year-old Iranian woman who had contracted HIV from her HIV-positive...
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UNODC early warning system records rapid increase in legal highs in 2013
9 September 2013 - Amidst figures showing a sharp rise in the number of reported new psychoactive substances (NPS), international experts met last week to address this growing challenge. Over the past...
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UNODC Iran Continues to Support the Protection of Cultural Property
Trafficking in cultural property is an emerging form of organized crime which has become a matter of growing concern in recent years. A highly lucrative business, it represents a major source of...
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