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UNIS/MA/189
1 November 2017

Amended Media Advisory


Note to journalists: The following event will now be held in conference room C4 (C-Building, 7th floor, VIC) and the press briefing time has changed to 10.30am.

Government of Colombia and UNODC sign project to reduce illicit crops and strengthen integrated rural development

As part of the overall Peace Agreement, the project helps Colombian farmers to embrace Alternative Development

Vienna, 1 November 2017 (UN Information Service) - On Friday 3 November, Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, Yury Fedotov, and High Commissioner on Post Conflict, Human Rights and Security of Colombia, Rafael Pardo Rueda, will sign a cooperation project on Alternative Development, as part of the overall Colombian Peace Agreement.

In November 2016, the Colombian government signed a peace agreement, which ended 50 years of conflict. Chapter 4 of the peace agreement is entitled: "Solving the Problem of Illicit Drugs".

The Alternative Development programme, designed and applied by UNODC, will encourage coca farmers to grow licit crops such as cacao, spices and coffee.

Journalists are invited to:·    

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Media representatives wishing to attend the event, but who do not have accreditation, should write to press[at]unvienna.org no later than Thursday, 2 November, 15:00.

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For further information, please contact:

David Dadge
Spokesperson, UNODC
Telephone: (+43 1) 26060-4309
Mobile: (+43-681) 8437-0319
Email: sarah.haeckel[at]unvienna.org