EMM News Explorer: Antonio Maria Costa

[ said]: People snorting coke in Europe are killing the pristine forests of the Andean countries and corrupting governments in West Africa

unodc 12-JUL-10

[ said]: We will not solve the world drug problem by shifting consumption from the developed to the developing world

unodc 12-JUL-10

[-said later]: It is a very recent recognition of a very old problem,

AP 29-JUN-10

[ said]: Europeans believe that slavery was abolished centuries ago. But look around - slaves are in our midst. We must do more to reduce demand for slave-made products and exploitation,

unodc 29-JUN-10

[-said]: did not take into account the enormous reduction of cocaine consumption in the United States resulting from changes in attitude and greater police action,

AHN 25-JUN-10

[ said]: This struggle is a blessing for the United States because the drought of cocaine generates low levels of addiction, high prices and doses that are less pure,

AHN 25-JUN-10

[ added]: We will not solve the world drugs problem if we simply push addiction from cocaine and heroin to other addictive substances and there are unlimited amounts of them, produced in mafia labs at trivial costs,

thenational 25-JUN-10

[ said]: These new drugs cause a double problem,

setimes 24-JUN-10

[ said]: What we are seeing here is another demonstration -- the availability of drugs generates its own addiction,

voanews 24-JUN-10

[ said]: Poor countries are not in a position to absorb the consequences of increased drug use,

ipsnews 24-JUN-10

[-said]: We will not solve the world drugs problem if we simply push addiction from cocaine and heroin to other addictive substances - and there are unlimited amounts of [synthetic drugs], produced in mafia labs at trivial costs,

ipsnews 24-JUN-10

[-said]: It is therefore up to governments in coke-consuming countries -- mostly in Europe and North America -- to take their share of responsibility and reduce demand for cocaine,

cnn 23-JUN-10

[-said]: We will not solve the world drug problem by shifting consumption form the developed to the developing world

bbc 23-JUN-10

[ warned]: We will not solve the world drugs problem if we simply push addiction from cocaine and heroin to other addictive substances - and there are unlimited amounts of them, produced in mafia labs at trivial costs

unodc 23-JUN-10

[ said]: It is time for universal access to drug treatment

unodc 23-JUN-10

[-urge]: I appeal to countries where people are executed for drug-related offences or, worse, are gunned down by extra-judicial hit squads, to end this practice,

smh 23-JUN-10

[-said]: Three decades of war-related trauma, unlimited availability of cheap narcotics and limited access to treatment have created a major, and growing, addiction problem in Afghanistan,

cnn 23-JUN-10

[ said]: We will not solve the world drugs problem by shifting consumption from the developed to the developing world

unodc 23-JUN-10

[ said]: These new drugs cause a double problem. First, they are being developed at a much faster rate than regulatory norms and law enforcement can keep up. Second, their marketing is cunningly clever, as they are custom-manufactured so as to meet the specific preference in each situation,

unodc 23-JUN-10

[ said]: People snorting coke in Europe are killing the pristine forests of the Andean countries and corrupting governments in West Africa,

unodc 23-JUN-10

[ said]: Much has been said and written about Afghanistan as a leading producer of drugs, causing health havoc in the world,

cnn 23-JUN-10

[-said]: There are limits to what the Andean governments can do if people keep snorting cocaine,

cnn 23-JUN-10

unodc 23-JUN-10

[ said]: We will not solve the world drugs problem by shifting consumption from the developed to the developing world,

unodc 23-JUN-10

[ said]: It is time for universal access to drug treatment,

unodc 23-JUN-10

[pointed out:]: People snorting coke in Europe are killing the pristine forests of the Andean countries and corrupting governments in West Africa.

smh 23-JUN-10

[ said]: Market forces have already shaped the asymmetric dimensions of the drug economy; the world's biggest consumers of the poison (the rich countries) have imposed upon the poor (the main locations of supply and trafficking) the greatest damage,

unodc 23-JUN-10

[ said]: The drug control policy adopted by the Colombian Government over the past few years - combining security and development - is paying off,

telegraph 23-JUN-10

[-said]: If the current trend continues, Peru will soon overtake Colombia as the world's biggest coca producer -- a notorious status that it has not had since the mid-1990s,

cnn 23-JUN-10

[ said]: Many Afghans seem to be taking drugs as a kind of self-medication against the hardships of life,

nytimes 22-JUN-10

[ said]: This risks condemning the next generation of Afghans to a life of addiction,

unodc 22-JUN-10

[ said]: There are limits to what the Andean Governments can do if people keep snorting cocaine. It is therefore up to Governments in coke consuming countries - mostly in Europe and North America - to take their share of responsibility and reduce demand for cocaine,

unodc 22-JUN-10

[ warned]: If the current trend continues, Peru will soon overtake Colombia as the world's biggest coca producer - a notorious status that it has not had since the mid-1990s,

unodc 22-JUN-10

[ said]: There are limits to what the Andean governments can do if people keep snorting cocaine. It is therefore up to governments in coke-consuming countries – mostly in Europe and North America – to take their share of responsibility and reduce demand for cocaine,

un 22-JUN-10

[ warned]: If the current trend continues, Peru will soon overtake Colombia as the world's biggest coca producer - a notorious status that it has not had since the mid 1990s,

unodc 22-JUN-10

[ said]: The human face of Afghanistan’s drug problem is not only seen on the streets of Moscow, London or Paris. It is in the eyes of its own citizens, dependent on a daily dose of opium and heroin above all but also cannabis, painkillers and tranquilizers,

app 21-JUN-10

[ said]: Much has been said, and written, about Afghanistan as a leading producer of drugs, causing health havoc in the world. It is time to recognize that the same tragedy is taking place in Afghanistan, that has now become a leading consumer of its own opium,

reliefWeb 21-JUN-10

[ noted]: Many Afghans are taking drugs as a kind of self-medication against the hardships of life. Significantly, many of them began taking drugs as migrants or refugees in camps in Iran and Pakistan,

reliefWeb 21-JUN-10

un 21-JUN-10

[ said]: The next generation of Afghans risks being condemned to a life of addiction. And addiction will grow exponentially, as each family on average has half a dozen kids,

unodc 21-JUN-10

[ said]: Much has been said and written about Afghanistan as a leading producer of drugs, causing health havoc in the world. It is time to recognize that the same tragedy is taking place in Afghanistan, [which] has now become a leading consumer of its own opium,

un 21-JUN-10

[-said]: After three decades of war-related trauma, unlimited availability of cheap narcotics and limited access to treatment have created a major, and growing, addiction problem in Afghanistan,

trendnews 21-JUN-10

[-said]: major, and growing, addiction problem in Afghanistan.

voanews 21-JUN-10

[ said]: The human face of Afghanistan's drug problem is not only seen on the streets of Moscow, London or Paris. It is in the eyes of its own citizens, dependent on a daily dose of opium and heroin above all - but also cannabis, painkillers and tranquilizers,

CBSnews 21-JUN-10

[ said]: The next generation of Afghans risks being condemned to a life of addiction,

un 21-JUN-10

[-said]: Much has been said, and written, about Afghanistan as a leading producer of drugs, causing health havoc in the world,

trendnews 21-JUN-10

channel4news 21-JUN-10

[ said]: More than 700,000 Afghans have no access to drug treatment. I invite the nations that support Afghanistan's efforts to curb drug cultivation to help it as well overcome its drug-related health crisis,

reliefWeb 21-JUN-10

[-said]: In Afghanistan the growth of addiction to narcotics has followed the same hyperbolic pattern of opium production,

HindustanTimes 21-JUN-10

[ said]: The human face of Afghanistan's drug problem is not only seen on the streets of Moscow, London or Paris. It is in the eyes of its own citizens, dependent on a daily dose of opium and heroin above all — but also cannabis, painkillers and tranquilizers,

TheFrontierPost 21-JUN-10

[-said]: influence elections, politicians and power — even the military.

NewsJang 18-JUN-10

[-said]: We must also crack down on the accomplices of crime, like the army of white-collar criminals - lawyers, accountants, realtors and bankers - who cover them up and launder their proceeds,

NEWScomAU 18-JUN-10

[-said]: influence elections, politicians and power -- even the military.

vietnewsonline 18-JUN-10

[-said]: We must also crack down on the accomplices of crime, like the army of white-collar criminals — lawyers, accountants, realtors and bankers — who cover them up and launder their proceeds,

stabroeknews 18-JUN-10

[-said]: We have to start addressing the markets, which are gigantic in size,

thestar 17-JUN-10

[-said]: Arresting some traffickers may divert the flows, but it will not shut them off,

thestar 17-JUN-10

[ said]: Despite the intrinsic difficulty of doing research on crime, UNODC was able to document the enormous power and global reach of international mafias,

unodc 17-JUN-10

[ said]: Illicit trades involve all major nations: the G8 and BRIC countries alike, as well as regional powers. Since the world's biggest economies are also the biggest markets for illicit trade, I ask their leaders to help the United Nations fight organized crime more effectively. At the moment there is benign neglect towards a problem that is hurting everyone, especially poor countries that are not able to defend themselves,

unodc 17-JUN-10

[ said]: Criminals use weapons and violence, but also money and bribes to buy elections, politicians and power - even the military,

unodc 17-JUN-10

[ said]: Criminals are motivated by profit: so let us go after their money,

unodc 17-JUN-10

[-said]: The threat is not just economic,

thestar 17-JUN-10

[-said]: We must also crack down on the accomplices of crime, like the army of white-collar criminals -- lawyers, accountants, realtors and bankers -- who cover them up and launder their proceeds,

thestar 17-JUN-10

[ said]: When States fail to deliver public services and security, criminals fill the vacuum,

unodc 17-JUN-10

[ said]: When states fail to deliver public services and security, criminals fill the vacuum,

unodc 17-JUN-10

[ said]: We must increase the risks and lower the incentives that enable the bloody hand of organized crime to manipulate the invisible hand of competition,

unodc 17-JUN-10

[-said]: Transnational crime has become a threat to peace and development, even to the sovereignty of nations,

earthtimes 17-JUN-10

[ said]: Today, the criminal market spans the planet: illicit goods are sourced from one continent, trafficked across another, and marketed in a third,

unodc 17-JUN-10

[-said]: Crime is fuelling corruption, infiltrating business and politics, and hindering development,

earthtimes 17-JUN-10

[ said]: Organized crime has globalized and turned into one of the world's foremost economic and armed powers,

unodc 17-JUN-10

[ said]: Narcotics kill 30,000-40,000 young Russians per year, twice the number of Red Army soldiers killed during the invasion of Afghanistan in the decade of the '80s,

unodc 17-JUN-10

[ said]: Along the entire Atlantic coast of Latin America cocaine is trans-shipped into Europe via Africa,

unodc 17-JUN-10

[ said]: World-wide there are millions of modern slaves traded at a price not higher in real terms than centuries ago,

unodc 17-JUN-10

[ said]: Crime has internationalized faster than law enforcement and world governance,

unodc 17-JUN-10

[-said]: The Globalization of Crime: A Transnational Organized Crime Threat Assessment.

indiatimes 16-JUN-10

[ said]: Make no mistake: this review is not housekeeping. It is about building security and development through the rule of law, to ensure people's freedom from fear and freedom from want in the respect of human rights,

unodc 27-MAY-10

[ said]: In the past, invading armies plundered national treasures, now it is organized crime,

unodc 17-MAY-10

[ said]: Make no mistake: this review is not house-keeping. It is about building security and development through the rule of law, to ensure people's freedom from fear and freedom from want in the respect of human rights,

unodc 17-MAY-10

[ said]: This could open the way for a new cybercrime convention

unodc 08-MAY-10

[ said]: Unlike in other domains where the United Nations is the world's best information provider, we don't have the definitions, data and logical framework to report on crime trends, understand its causes and measure its size

unodc 08-MAY-10

[ said]: These threats are hard to capture: they travel as bytes, disguised as licit transactions, sourced in hard-to-define jurisdictions - yet their complexity must not be a deterrent

unodc 08-MAY-10

[ warned]: Organized crime has become a business with macroeconomic dimensions, comparable to the national income of many countries and the turnover of the world's largest corporations

unodc 08-MAY-10

[ said]: Organized crime has become a business with macroeconomic dimensions, comparable to the national income of many countries and the turnover of the world’s largest corporations,

vietnewsonline 23-APR-10

[ warned]: Organized crime has become a business with macro-economic dimensions, comparable to the national income of many countries and the turnover of the world's largest corporations

unodc 20-APR-10

[ said]: There can be no security, no development without justice

unodc 20-APR-10

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