Proper noun
UNODC
(UN) Initialism of United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.
According to the October 2007 UNODC fact book Opium Poppy Cultivation in South East Asia, the poppy cultivation area was convert, down from convert in 2006. Source: Internet
In addition to reportedly taking the drug themselves, militants in Syria on both sides of the fighting may also be profiting from the production and trafficking of the pills, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Source: Internet
Despite the declines, the UNODC said that “the highest levels of cultivation continue to take place in unstable and conflict prone areas of Shan and Kachin.” Source: Internet
Human trafficking of Moldovan women and children to other parts of Europe is a serious problem. citation A UNODC report states: In terms of the citation index, eleven countries score very high as countries of origin. Source: Internet
However, as the UNODC has warned, 2017’s record level of opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan will “create multiple challenges for the country.” Source: Internet
However, we may see fluctuations in prices in the coming months, says UNODC, given the increased number of security forces along the Tajik-Afghan border who could disrupt regular smuggling routes. Source: Internet