国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Marking World Drug Day, UN calls for solidarity to tackle global challenges
<p><span word="VIENNA">VIENNA</span>/<span word="ROME">ROME</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 26-- <span word="Addressing">Addressing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="requires">requires</span> <span word="responses">responses</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="facts">facts</span>, <span word="solidarity">solidarity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="compassion">compassion</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Vienna">Vienna</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="Office">Office</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Drugs">Drugs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Crime">Crime</span> (<span word="UNODC">UNODC</span>) <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> 35.6 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="suffer">suffer</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="disorders">disorders</span> <span word="globally">globally</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="UNODC">UNODC</span> <span word="Executive">Executive</span> <span word="Director">Director</span> <span word="Ghada">Ghada</span> <span word="Waly">Waly</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="occasion">occasion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Drug">Drug</span> <span word="Abuse">Abuse</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Illicit">Illicit</span> <span word="Trafficking">Trafficking</span>, <span word="quoting">quoting</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="World">World</span> <span word="Drug">Drug</span> <span word="Report">Report</span> 2020" <span word="released">released</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Adolescents">Adolescents</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="adults">adults</span> <span word="account">account</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="drugs">drugs</span>. <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 11 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="inject">inject</span> <span word="drugs">drugs</span>, <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="hepatitis">hepatitis</span> <span word="C">C</span>, <span word="and">and</span> 1.4 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="HIV">HIV</span> (<span word="human">human</span> <span word="immunodeficiency">immunodeficiency</span> <span word="virus">virus</span>)," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="drug">drug</span>-<span word="related">related</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="receives">receives</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="pointed">pointed</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="worsened">worsened</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>, <span word="overwhelming">overwhelming</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="systems">systems</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="exposing">exposing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fragility">fragility</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="institutions">institutions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="nets">nets</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="theme">theme</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="day">day</span>, "<span word="Better">Better</span> <span word="Knowledge">Knowledge</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Better">Better</span> <span word="Care">Care</span>," <span word="highlights">highlights</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="dynamics">dynamics</span> <span word="trapping">trapping</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="downward">downward</span> <span word="spiral">spiral</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="inform">inform</span> <span word="balanced">balanced</span> <span word="solutions">solutions</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Waly">Waly</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shoulder">shoulder</span> <span word="shared">shared</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tackle">tackle</span> <span word="illicit">illicit</span> <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="demand">demand</span>.</p><p><span word="HEAVY">HEAVY</span> <span word="LOSS">LOSS</span> <span word="IN">IN</span> <span word="ITALY">ITALY</span></p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="drugs">drugs</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span> 22 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="euros">euros</span> (24.7 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="per">per</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="revenue">revenue</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Jervolino">Jervolino</span>-<span word="Vassalli">Vassalli</span> <span word="law">law</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="base">base</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="policy">policy</span>.</p>
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