Declaration of War on Drugs... MFDS Signs MOU with UN Office on Drugs and Crime

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety announced on the 15th that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to effectively respond to domestic and international drug issues.

On the 14th, Minister Oh Yu-kyung visited the UNODC headquarters located in Vienna, Austria. UNODC is an organization under the United Nations Secretariat established in 1997 to address issues such as illegal drugs and international crime.

On the 14th, Oh Yu-kyung, Commissioner of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, visited the headquarters of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in Vienna, Austria, and took a commemorative photo.

Globally, drug offenders have increased by 23% over the past decade. Our government recently declared a war on drugs. The two organizations will strengthen their information-sharing system to promptly share information aimed at preemptively blocking the inflow of new types of drugs into the country, and cooperate to apply UNODC’s experience and techniques?from drug safety management to addiction rehabilitation?from around the world to South Korea.

Additionally, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety will support the introduction of the Integrated Narcotics Control System to countries struggling with drug management. The Integrated Narcotics Control System is a system that continuously monitors the entire process of handling narcotics through a computerized system. The Ministry plans to implement this as a new project (overseas aid project) starting next year.

Minister Oh Yu-kyung emphasized, "The signing of this Memorandum of Understanding will be a starting point for mutual development through cooperation with international organizations regarding the increasingly serious global drug problem."

Meanwhile, Minister Oh Yu-kyung visited an addiction rehabilitation center in Austria that actively operates addiction treatment and rehabilitation programs to find better solutions for drug addicts, as drug issues are increasingly penetrating the daily lives of the public.

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