When is the International Anti-Drug Day?

From June 12 to 26, 1987, the United Nations held a ministerial conference on drug abuse and illegal trafficking in Vienna, attended by more than 3, representatives from 138 countries. The conference put forward the slogan of "Love life, don't take drugs", and the participants unanimously agreed to designate June 26 as "International Anti-drug Day", so as to arouse the attention of all countries in the world to the drug problem and call on people all over the world *

Every year around "6.26" International Anti-Drug Day, governments at all levels will focus on anti-drug publicity activities through newspapers, radio, television and other news media and other forms.

The worldwide spread of drugs has become a serious threat to the international people. According to the statistics of the United Nations, the annual drug trade in the world is as high as more than 5 billion dollars, which is the second largest trade in the world after the arms trade. In the 198s, drug abuse caused 1, deaths worldwide. Drugs not only seriously destroy human health, endanger national quality, encourage violence and crime, but also devour huge social wealth. For developing countries, the losses caused by drugs and the huge amount of funds needed for drug eradication are even more heavy burdens.

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In June p>1987, the United Nations international conference on drug control was held in Vienna, Austria, and more than 3, representatives from 138 countries attended the conference. The meeting adopted the Comprehensive Multidisciplinary Outline of drug control activities. At the end of the 26th meeting, the delegates unanimously passed a resolution to designate June 26th as the "International Anti-Drug Day" every year from 1988, so as to arouse the attention of all parts of the world to the drug problem, and at the same time, call on people all over the world to work together to solve the drug problem. In December of the same year, the 42nd United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution, and decided to designate June 26th of each year as the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.