Antonio Maria Costa

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UNODC, Russia to strengthen cooperation

VIENNA, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- A top U.N. official met with Russian drug-control authorities Thursday to establish a cooperation framework on countering illicit drug trafficking.

West Africa becoming cocaine traffic hub

PRAIA, Cape Verde, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- Transnational criminal networks trafficking narcotics through West Africa are threatening to destabilize the entire region, according to a U.N. report.

Drug trade called greatest security threat

MEXICO CITY, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- A top U.N. official speaking in Mexico Thursday called the violent transnational drug trade the greatest threat to the Americas.

U.N. starts anti-corruption agenda in Iraq

UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- A five-year program coordinated by U.N. agencies and the government of Iraq will work toward preventing corruption, officials said.

Costa calls on NATO to target drug network

BRUSSELS, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- A top U.N. official is calling on NATO to expand its counter-narcotics efforts in Afghanistan to maintain a downward trend in opium cultivation.

Afghan opium cultivation falls

KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- The amount of opium harvested in Afghanistan has fallen from a 2007 cultivation record, according to a report released Tuesday by the United Nations.

U.N.: Opium trade means $100M to Taliban

KABUL, Afghanistan, June 24 (UPI) -- The Taliban made about $100 million in 2007 from Afghan farmers raising poppies for the opium trade, a United Nations drug and crime report indicates.

Organized crime still threatens Balkans

BRUSSELS, May 29 (UPI) -- Post-communist violence in the Balkans has decreased, but organized crime continues, according to a report from the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime.

Border initiative to stop drug flow

TEHRAN, May 8 (UPI) -- Officials from Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan have announced plans to strengthen border cooperation to stop the flow of drugs and crime.

Costa urges rule of law

VIENNA, April 14 (UPI) -- A top U.N. official speaking in Vienna, Austria, urged countries to establish a rule of law to further development and deter threats to stability.