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When is World Anti-Drug Day?

Every June 26 is the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking designated by the United Nations.

Since the 1980s, drug abuse has become increasingly prevalent around the world. Drug trafficking is becoming increasingly serious. Faced with this grim situation, the United Nations held a Ministerial Conference on Narcotic Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in Vienna from June 12 to 26, 1987, with the participation of more than 3,000 representatives from 138 countries. The representatives at the conference unanimously agreed to designate June 26 every year as the "International Anti-Drug Day" to draw the attention of countries around the world to the drug problem and call on people around the world to work together to resist the epidemic of drugs. Harm. In December of the same year, the 42nd United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution and decided to designate June 26 every year as the "International Day against Narcotic Abuse and Illicit Trafficking" (i.e., "International Drug Control Day").