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Report on Global Anti-Semitism
January 5, 2005 Executive Summary I. Anti-SemitismAnti-Semitism has plagued the world for centuries. Taken to its most far-reaching and violent extreme, the Holocaust, anti-Semitism resulted in the deaths of millions of Jews and the suffering of countless others. Subtler, less vile forms of anti-Semitism have disrupted lives, decimated religious communities, created social and political cleavages, and complicated relations between countries as well as the work of international organizations. For an increasingly interdependent world, anti-Semitism is an intolerable burden. The increasing frequency and severity of anti-Semitic incidents since the start of the 21st century, particularly in Europe, has compelled the international com ... [Read More]
Daily Press Briefing for December 21 -- Transcript
QUESTION: Has the Secretary made any calls to the region since his chat with President Musharraf on Wednesday? ... [Read More]
Department of State Washington File: Internet Poses New Problems for Drug Control, Report Says
"The worldwide web has become a vehicle ... for good, but the dark side is that you can trade illegal substances on it. For example, there is a company in The Netherlands that openly advertises for sale cannabis seeds all over the world ... there are chat rooms that discuss recipes for making of drugs," Okun said. ... [Read More]
South America
Demand Reduction Programs. The GOU does not maintain statistics on domestic drug consumption, but indications are that drug use within Uruguay is moderate but increasing, with marijuana dominating. GOU efforts focus on prevention, rehabilitation and treatment, based on a strategy developed by the National Drug Council, the Ministries of Education, Interior, Public Health, and Sports and Youth Affairs, and including INJU (The National Institute of Youth), INAME (The National Institute of Minors), the municipalities and NGOs. Specific demand reduction projects include: 1) the “Adventure of Life” program for teaching values and healthy habits to school children; 2) the “Espacio de Encuentro” web page chat forum of the National Drug Council; and 3) the “Centro de Referencia de Drogas,” an NGO program that works with addicted children and young adults. The National Drug Council has sponsored teacher training, public outreach, and programs in community ce ... [Read More]
South America
During 1999, traffickers continued to improve their communications (using "chat rooms" and other secure devices). There is increasing evidence that traffickers are processing cocaine hydrochloride (HCl) within Peru's borders, setting up laboratories near the borders with Brazil, Colombia, and/or Bolivia, so that they can leave the country quickly without risk of interception. While there were no confiscation's or forcedowns of trafficker aircraft by the Peruvian Air Force (FAP) airbridge denial program in 1999, traffickers crashed two airplanes that had to be abandoned. These new patterns have had the effect of increasing coca leaf prices in coca cultivation areas to levels well beyond the break-even price point. ... [Read More]
Environment Archive - US Department of State
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South America
Domestic Programs (Demand Reduction). The GOU remains committed to education and prevention. In 2004, to improve its tracking of drug consumption, the GOU funded studies on the social costs of drug use, drug use in prisons, and the link of drug use to emergency room visits. It also started a register for tracking drug offenses in the prison population. Uruguay’s demand reduction efforts focus on developing prevention programs, rehabilitation and treatment. They are based on a strategy developed cooperatively in 2001 between the National Drug Secretariat, public education authorities, and the Ministries of Interior and Public Health, and include INJU (The National Institute of Youth), the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs, INAME (The National Institute of Minors), municipalities and NGOs. Specific projects are: 1) the "Adventure of Life" program aimed at teaching values and healthy habits to elementary school children, which reached 90 schools in ... [Read More]
Environment News - US Department of State
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