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against narcotics and, as a leading United Nations agency, wishes to provide practical assistance to the Government of the Islamic Republic,
Alexander Fedulov, UNODC Iran Country Representative, said.He made the remarks at the World Anti-Narcotics Day Ceremony held in Tehran on
Sunday.The UNODC Office attaches special importance to the regional and global role of the Islamic Republic in the fight against narcotics,
level, he explained.The UNODC attaches special importance to the regional and global role of the Islamic Republic in the fight against
Rehabilitation, and HIV Care" and "Alternative Development and Sustainable Livelihoods", ISNA reported.The second area of our cooperation is
reducing the demand for drugs
I should mention that the areas of cooperation include increasing the capacities of service providers, piloting a capable family program;
implementing a bio-dynamic plan prevention program, and establishing a regional center for the treatment of drug addicts.UNODC has also
Ahmad Vahidi also said that some 11 percent of the GDP is involved in narcotics issues, and Iran has sacrificed more than 3,800 martyrs in
the fight against narcotics and has made 15,000 tons of narcotics discoveries.In recent years, it has been proven that the Islamic Republic
of Iran is alone in the fight against drugs
Because those countries who have to fight for themselves are in fact encouraging; But the fight against drugs in Iran is very serious and is
being done diligently, he highlighted.By resolution 42/112 of 7 December 1987, the General Assembly decided to observe June 26 as the
International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking as an expression of its determination to strengthen action and cooperation to
achieve the goal of an international society free of drug abuse.The World Narcotics Day theme for 2022 is "Addressing drug challenges in
health and humanitarian crises'" with the objective of responding to transnational challenges generated by crisis situations.World record of
narcotics seizureIran holds the record for narcotics confiscation in the world, Eskandar Momeni, the director of anti-narcotics police
headquarters said in December 2021.However, great achievements in the field of countermeasures have been gained, and the United Nations has
officially announced that 90 percent of opium, 70 percent of morphine, and 20 percent of world heroin have been discovered by Iran.In the
Iranian calendar year ended in March 2021, about 1,200 tons of drugs were discovered, which was the highest rate of discovery in the
world.According to figures released by the United Nations in 2000, Afghanistan produced about 200 tons of narcotics, but in 2018, it has
grown to 9,500 tons.In other words, the production of narcotics has increased fifty times, which has doubled the need for prevention
efforts, he highlighted.Despite the conditions caused by the coronavirus outbreak and the imposition of harsh sanctions against the country,
fortunately, with the efforts of anti-narcotics police in 2020, drug detection increased by 41 percent.After the Islamic Revolution (in
to fight against narcotics trafficking on the occasion of International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.The organization also
remains one of the major transit routes for drug trafficking from Afghanistan to European countries and has had a leading role at the global
level in drug-control campaigns.UNODC World Drug Report 2020 estimates that in 2018, 91 percent of world opium, 48 percent of the world
