UNIS/MA/352
26 January 2025

MEDIA ADVISORY  

Media representatives are invited to the global launch of the

International Narcotics Control Board
Annual Report 2024

on

Tuesday, 4 March 2025 at 11 a.m. CET

Room C0225A, C-Building, 2nd Floor

Vienna International Centre

With Jallal Toufiq,
President of the International Narcotics Control Board

This year the Report has a special focus on the threat to public health from the deadly proliferation of synthetic drugs. The International Narcotics Control Board Report analyses the rapid expansion of synthetic drug manufacture, marketing and consumption and what steps can be taken to counter them.

The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) 2024 Annual Report analyses the global availability of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances for medical and scientific purposes and highlights the persistent disparities in access to medicines for the treatment of pain.  The Precursors Report focuses on trafficking the precursor chemicals used in illicit drug manufacture including amphetamines, non-medical synthetic opioids, and cocaine which represent a growing threat to public health.

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The Report is embargoed until 11 a.m. CET on 4 March 2025

Please register to attend the press briefing in person by writing to press.vienna[at]un.org by COB Monday 3rd March 2025.

The briefing will be livestreamed on UN WebTV: https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1r/k1rth7mae7 and journalists not in Vienna can submit questions to press.vienna[at]un.org.

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To receive an advance copy of the press kit and for interview requests, please contact:

Anne Thomas
 Public Information Officer, UNIS Vienna
Tel: (+43)699-1459-5588
Email: anne.thomas[at]un.org