"NARCOTIC DRUGS"

The global supply of cocaine has reached records levels, with coca cultivation soaring 35 percent from 2020 to 2021, according to a new UN report. UNIFEED

Restrictions on fundamental human rights, especially for women, girls exacerbating bleak humanitarian plight in Afghanistan, briefers warn Security Council.

Questions pertaining to crime prevention, criminal justice, among texts adopted by Economic and Social Council.

Security Council stresses need for strategic planning in reconfiguration of peace operations, unanimously adopting resolution 2594 (2021). Millions of lives will depend on how Afghanistan’s new interim government chooses to govern, Special Representative tells Security Council.

Issuing presidential statement, Security Council underlines importance of maritime safety, safeguarding oceans for legitimate use.

Economic and Social Council sets theme of upcoming humanitarian affairs segment as it adopts 3 decisions, without vote.

Economic and Social Council sets theme of upcoming humanitarian affairs segment as it adopts 3 decisions, without vote.

Adopting range of texts, Economic and Social Council decides to extend COVID-19-related procedures, reschedule delayed meetings.

In a video message, Colombian President Iván Duque told the General Assembly’s General Debate that the “dictatorial regime” of Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro’s “supports itself with the profits of the drug trade; it shelters terrorists; and is a constant threat to democracy in the region and the whole world.” UNIFEED

The United Nations family in Vienna marked United Nations Charter Day on Friday with a virtual and actual gathering at the UN headquarters in the Austrian capital, and a commitment to work to fix the failings COVID-19 has exposed in our systems and social safety nets. UNIS VIENNA / FILE