U.S. Secretary of State on UN Report and Venezuela In September 2025, during a visit to Ecuador, Secretary of State Marco Rubio responded to a UNODC World Drug Report finding Venezuela plays a marginal role in global drug trafficking. He emphasized a 2020 U.S. indictment charging Nicolás Maduro with narco-terrorism, stating U.S. justice takes precedence over UN assessments. The incident highlights differing perspectives: U.S. views focus on indictments and alleged state involvement, while UN dat

The emergence of new synthetic opioids and a record supply and demand of other drugs has compounded the impacts of the world drug problem, leading to a rise in drug use disorders and environmental harms, according to the UNODC - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime World Drug Report 2024. | UN Geneva

7.9K views · 13 reactions | The 2021 World Drug Report provides a global overview of the supply and demand of opiates, cocaine, cannabis, amphetamine-type stimulants and new psychoactive substances (NPS), as well as their impact on health, taking into account the possible effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Images courtesy UNODC) | CNC3 Television, Trinidad and Tobago | Facebook

69 reactions · 18 shares | UNODC in 60 seconds is out! including  World Drug Day: addressing drug challenges in health and humanitarian crises The 2022 World Drug Report is out and available at unodc.org 20 new NGO projects were selected for the UNVTF emergency grants | UNODC - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime | Facebook