The Qatar federal government has actually urged the international neighborhood to support Afghanistan in helping previous poppy farmers find alternate methods to earn a living.According to a declaration delivered in Vienna by Jassim Yaqoub Al-Hammadi, Qatar&& s envoy to the UN, there have actually been some favorable indicators in the international battle against drugs.He said at the 68th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs this week that regardless of an overall bleak photo worldwide, && there are some favorable indicators, such as the sharp decrease in opium production in Afghanistan and the continuous efforts by the Syrian federal government to take apart captagon labs and destroy the produced stock.&& He called for concerted international efforts to support Afghanistan and the Syrian Arab Republic, especially in assisting Afghan farmers through alternative development programs and supporting domestic financial options to drug cultivation.Al-Hammadi said Qatar has actually emphasized that the difficulties the world deals with today in combating drugs can just be addressed through the execution of commitments under the 3 international drug control conventions, ministerial statements, and assistance for the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) as the main policy-making body of the United Nations accountable for drug control affairs.Afghanistan has long had a history of opium poppy growing and harvest.
In 2021, Afghanistan&& s harvest produced more than 90 percent of illegal heroin globally, and more than 95 percent of the European supply.The nation has been the world&& s leading illegal drug manufacturer because 2001.
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