The 2009 Afghan Opium Survey by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) says that opium cultivation and production is down more than expected, but that a marriage of convenience between insurgents and criminal groups is spawning narco-cartels in Afghanistan linked to the Taliban. UNODC
The Secretary-General wraps up his visit to Norway after ending a boat trip that took him to the Arctic Circle Tuesday, where he stood on the ice and urged world leaders to take action against climate change. UNTV
US Ambassador Susan Rice says that virtually, “every American has been offended” by the reception accorded to Abdel Baset al-Megrahi upon his return from the UK. “This is a very raw and sensitive subject for all Americans.” UNTV
The French Government is helping drain a lake in the city of Miragoane which flooded during last year’s hurricane season, destroying farmer’s crops and cutting most of the road access in the southern region. MINUSTAH
On of her five-day visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, UNICEF Executive Director Ann M. Veneman visits Panzi Hospital – a haven for women suffering from the effects of traumatic sexual violence – it treats nearly four thousand women a year. UNICEF