United Nations and Intergovernmental agencies
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E.M.C.D.D.A. European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction
The European Union Drug Agency with a mission to provide objective, reliable and comparable information on European level drug use, drug addiction and its consequences. The website provides ample data on the drug situation in Europe.
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UNAIDS (Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS)
Aims to function as the main advocate for worldwide action against HIV/AIDS and to lead, strengthen and support an expanded response to the epidemic. The website provides information on their campaigns and projects, and factual data on HIV/AIDS.
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UNODC United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (formerly UNDCP)
Established in 1997, UNODC consists of the Drug Programme and the Crime Programme. Other related “organs” include the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) - the central policy-making body within the UN system for dealing with all drug-related matters and the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) which is the independent and quasi-judicial control body for the implementation of the United Nations drug conventions. The website also includes data on the world drug and crime situation.
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Council of Europe's Pompidou Group
The Pompidou Group is an inter - governmental body composed of countries, presently 34 member states. Technical co - operation has been extended to countries of central and eastern Europe which are not members of the Pompidou Group and non - European countries, like Canada and USA. On the website one can find newsletters, activities, publications and list of contacts of the Group.
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United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
The FAO runs a database FAOSTAT with data on production and trade in alcoholic beverages across the member states.
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International Labor Office (ILO)
The ILO runs projects about workplace drug and alcohol abuse prevention programmes.
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The United Nations Children's Fund - UNICEF
UNICEF works for children's rights, their survival, development and protection, guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child.