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Asian-African Conference to discuss substance abuse

The 60th Asian-African Conference Commemoration is set to discuss a number of human and social development issues, including drug and narcotics abuse, one of the most serious problems Indonesia and many other countries face, an official has said

The Jakarta Post
Jakarta
Sun, April 19, 2015

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Asian-African Conference to discuss substance abuse

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he 60th Asian-African Conference Commemoration is set to discuss a number of human and social development issues, including drug and narcotics abuse, one of the most serious problems Indonesia and many other countries face, an official has said.

'€œThis [drug abuse] is one of our biggest enemies. According to National Narcotics Agency (BNN) data, 33 people die of drug and narcotics misuse every day,'€ said Presidential Chief of Staff Luhut Panjaitan, who is also the conference'€™s organizing committee head, as quoted by kompas.com at the Jakarta Convention Center on Sunday.

Luhut said President Joko '€œJokowi'€ Widodo had agreed with the organizing of a Slank musical performance to send out a moral message for the need to fight drugs during the conference.

The Slank concert, themed '€œProsperity and peace without drugs: No more drugs in Asia, Africa and the World'€, is one of the conference events that will be held at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Senayan, Central Jakarta, on Sunday.

'€œSlank gives a moral message on the need for us to jointly fight drug abuse as it can affect anyone regardless of ethnicity or religious background,'€ said Luhut.

'€œI'€™ve seen that even a professor can fall victim to drug abuse. All can be affected. This concert is aimed at creating better future younger generations,'€ he went on.

It was projected that the Slank concert would attract 20,000 concert-goers. Besides the concert, Slank and other Indonesian musicians are set to write an open letter to all heads of state and government to promote drug eliminating issues as a main agenda discussed at the 60th Asian-African Conference Commemoration. (ebf)(++++)

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