UN project seeks to make use of Niles resources to fend off poverty and hunger

27 October 2011 – The head of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has launched a task force to boost the capacity of the international airport in the Senegalese capital, Dakar, to intercept narcotics smuggled through the facility, a major air traffic hub in West Africa. The task force, launched yesterday by Yury Fedotov, the UNODC Executive Director, is expected to improve the effectiveness of the Airport Communication Project (AIRCOP), which is designed to strengthen airpor .... [More]