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27/06/22 06:56 AM IST

International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illegal Trafficking

In News 
  • 26th June is recognized as the International Day against Drug Abuse & Illicit Trafficking.
  • United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on 7th December 1987, decided that 26th June of every year will be recognized as the International Drug Day (another name for International Day against Drug Abuse & Illicit Trafficking.)
  • The theme for International Day Against Drug Abuse 2022 is "Share Drug Facts, Save Lives."
Background
  • As a global problem, drugs trade has always been a debatable scenario.
  • The first international conference on narcotic drugs was held in Shanghai in 1909. 
  • Gradually,  a multilateral system to control production, trafficking, and abuse of drugs was developed.
  • Three drug control conventions were adopted under the auspices of the United Nations (in 1961, 1971 and 1988).
Significance 
  • The UN fights against the menace of drug abuse through various bodies.
  • The UNODC or the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime leads the fight against illicit drugs, as well as an international crime.
  • The UNODC was formed in 1997 and has field offices all over the globe.
  • The UN observes international days to raise public awareness about issues, get support from governments and international bodies, as well as engage individuals and communities in combating severe problems and concerns.
Source- PIB

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