Africa: At Thematic Debate, UN Officials Urge 'Cohesive, Balanced' Approach to Fighting World Drug Problem

The international community must seize the opportunity to hold open, comprehensive and in-depth discussions on the world drug problem at next year's General Assembly special session devoted to the issue, a senior United Nations official said today amid appeals for a clampdown on transnational drug trafficking networks and their criminal offshoots.

"From West Africa to Central Asia, we see how international drug trafficking jeopardizes peacebuilding efforts and bolsters terrorist groups," Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson declared in remarks delivered at this morning's High-Level Thematic Debate in support of the 2016 special session of the General Assembly on the issue.

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