Diplomatic Circles
Work with Southeast Asia to help stem fentanyl flow, says UN rep
This year fentanyl was a hot topic for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime annual visit Canada to make sure its work is part of Global Affairs’ planning.
The explosion of synthetic opioids, in many cases originating from Asia, and record-level overdose deaths in Canada means Ottawa needs to engage with the region “in a way that they didn’t have to before,” says a United Nations representative for Southeast Asia.
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