International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
- International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
The International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking is a United Nations International Day against drug abuse and the illegal drug trade. It has been held annually since 1988 on 26 June, a date chosen to commemorate Lin Zexu's dismantling of the opium trade in Humen, Guangdong, just before the Opium War ()The observance was instituted by General Assembly resolution 41/111[ [http://daccessdds.un.org/doc/RESOLUTION/GEN/NR0/513/43/IMG/NR051343.pdf?OpenElement General Assembly Resolution 41/111] ] of 7 December 1987.]The UN's 2007 World Drug Report[ [http://www.unodc.org/unodc/index.html World Drug Report 2007] ] puts the value of the illegal drug trade at US$322 billion a year.][ [http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-06-25-voa61.cfm UN Report: Global Drug Abuse Under Control] ] ]External links
* [http://www.un.org/NewLinks/drugs/ UN homepage for International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking]
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