The Embassy of Japan in Kabul announced on Thursday Tokyo is providing $10 million to support alternative livelihoods for former poppy farmers in Afghanistan.The funds, administered through the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Afghanistan, will also support drug use prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and reintegration services for the most vulnerable communities.The targeted provinces for this aid are Badakhshan, Helmand, and Kandahar.Yōko Kamikawa, Japan&s Foreign Minister, received a courtesy call from Ghada Waly, Executive Director of UNODC, who is visiting Japan for the 11th Japan-UNODC Strategic Policy Dialogue.&Prior to the meeting, the two sides signed and exchanged notes for the Grant Aid ‘The Project for Strengthening Counter-narcotics Capacities in Afghanistan (grant amount: 1.514 billion yen),& the statement read. Related Stories: Japan pledges emergency aid to Afghanistan&s flood victimsJapan announces $4.46 million in quake aid to AfghanistanThe post Japan provides $10 million in alternative livelihood aid to ex-poppy farmers in Afghanistan first appeared on Ariana News.
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