‘We do this to survive’: Harvesting opium poppies in Myanmar’s Shan State Poppy cultivation and methamphetamine production has surged in Myanmar amid the country’s grinding civil war.

Growing poppy and heroin production were a major issue for Myanmar in the past. Currently, the country has been facing ...

Given the above, UNODC, in partnership with UNIDO, organized a five-day capacity-building training for cotton ginning facilities from June 15 to 19. The training brought together 23 participants from ...

During the 2024-25 poppy cultivation season, security forces destroyed nearly 1,900 hectares (4,734.5 acres) of poppy plantations.

Manipur lost a staggering 52,000 acres of forest area in just four years between 2021 and 2025, a study by space analytics firm Suhora said.

Saleh and his family express heartfelt gratitude to DCA and UNODC for their critical support. They strongly advocate for ...

Afghan counter-narcotics police have destroyed 8,500 tons of illicit drugs, including heroin, over the past four years, local media outlet Tolonews reported Friday. These drugs, including ...

If ever there was a flower that symbolises the fleeting, bittersweet beauty of the garden in summer, then it’s surely the ...

Cannabis cultivation rose 40 percent in Afghanistan this year, to 173,000 acres from 123,550 in 2006, the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime estimated in its 2007 opium survey.