Van den Bosch, A.L.M., (2005).

(Signed) Dirk Jan van den Berg Ambassador Permanent Representative

Sheryl WuDunn Our century's greatest injustice

Van den Bosch, A.L.M., De Jong, M.D.T., Elving, W.J.L., (2005).

Arise, God, judge the earth, for you inherit all of the nations.

Arise, O God, judge the earth for thou shalt inherit all nations.

Michael Collins Dunn, editor of the Middle East Journal, explains on his blog

Afghanistan s Opium War

Opium is choking Afghan society.

Opium production has increased.

The study found that both raw material production systems (opium and opium straw) had inherent potential for diversion and abuse.

NATO troops should be given the green light to help the Afghan army fight opium destroy the heroin labs, disband the opium bazaars, attack the opium convoys, and bring the big traders to justice.

Moreover, while certain efforts by the Government of Afghanistan have resulted in the reduction of opium cultivation in some regions traditionally famous for opium production, opium cultivation has increased in the regions bordering my country, especially in the Farah province.

That was two decades before the first Opium War.

After opium, fruits and nuts are the second most exported item from Afghanistan.

The new Government of Afghanistan has been responding forcefully to the opium threat and, in December 2004, a loya jirga on countering narcotics was convened and reaffirmed the opium poppy ban.

Mr. van den Bossche (Belgium), speaking on behalf of the Union, said that the Union's position on the issue was well known and he would not repeat it.

The British, Americans and French fought several naval battles with war junks in the 19th century, during the First Opium War, Second Opium War and in between.

Unfortunately, Afghanistan's share of opium production continues to remain high.

In 1830, a new governor general, Johannes van den Bosch, was appointed to increase the exploitation of the Dutch East Indies' resources.

We also endorse the efforts made by the Government of Afghanistan and the international community to end poppy cultivation, to build relevant judicial and police capacity and to provide sustainable alternative livelihoods for those engaged in poppy cultivation.

To this end, he calls on the Government to ensure that, in the interim, the basic needs of former opium farmers are met and sufficient resources allocated to those whose livelihoods depended upon opium generated income.

Judge Van Den Wyngaert's term of office as a member of the pool of ad litem judges had come to an end on 11 June 2005.

Opium money is corrupting Afghan society from top to bottom.

In the Netherlands it is a List 1 drug of the Opium Law.

The Special Rapporteur welcomes the steady and remarkable reduction in opium poppy cultivation.

While the most recent UNODC survey showed a 21 per cent decline in opium cultivation there, in some areas it had increased owing to corruption.

But any solution in Afghanistan depends on eliminating its opium.

Chairman Dunn later apologized for this act and offered to step down from the board if it was desired by board members.

While hiding out in the caves of Yenan, Mao became a distributor of opium.

(f) A credible, targeted and verified eradication campaign

(f) A credible, targeted and verified eradication campaign

With record production of an estimated 4,200 tons of opium in Afghanistan, UNODC's 2004 opium cultivation survey registered a 64 per cent increase in the area under cultivation in that country.

Another useful personnel decision was the appointment, at the request of the leadership of the ICTY, of Christine Van Den Wyngaert as a judge for the Mrksic et al trial.

Armed convoys transport raw opium around the country unhindered.

Opiates flow freely across borders into Iran, Pakistan, and other Central Asian countries.

Senior government officials take their cut of opium revenues or bribes in return for keeping quiet.

Improving security and the rule of law must include destroying the opium trade.

For the third consecutive year, the total area used for growing cocaine crops has been reduced.

Urges all the Governments of countries where opium poppy has not been cultivated for the licit production of opiate raw materials, in the spirit of collective responsibility, to refrain from engaging in the commercial cultivation of opium poppy, in order to avoid the proliferation of supply sites

On 19 November 2004, Judge Van Den Wyngaert had been elected a permanent judge of the International Tribunal with a term beginning on 17 November 2005.

Taking note of the increasing awareness of the Government of Myanmar of the need to comprehensively address the production of opium in Myanmar,

Success will also require more funds for reconstruction, development, and alternatives to opium poppy cultivation.

The outside world s chief interest is to curb heroin production and destroy terrorist training camps.

Licensing the opium crop would be a realistic and pragmatic cornerstone of that strategy s success.