Fighting drug abuse, trafficking must be part of anti-poverty battle: UN chief

Published June 27, 2010

Fighting drug abuse, trafficking must be part of anti-poverty battle: UN chief
Drug abuse and illicit trafficking hold back achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and should be fought as part of an overall policy to wipe out social ills, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said here Saturday. In his message marking the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, observed each year on June 26, the secretary-general said, “Our work to achieve …
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