UN Security Council
2014

made by Afghan and international forces in minimizing ci vilian casualties, and noting the 8 February 2014 report by UNAMA on the protection of civilians in armed conflict, Expressing also concern with the serious threat that anti-personnel mines, remnants of war and Improvised Explosive Devices pose to the civ ilian population, and stressing the need to refrain from the use of weapons and devices prohibited by international law, Encouraging the international community and regional partners to further effectively support Afghan-led sustained efforts to address drug production and trafficking, notably through the JCMB’s working group on counter-narcotics as well as regional initiatives, and recognizing the threat posed by the production, trade and trafficking of illicit drugs to international peace and stability i n different regions of the world, and the important role played by the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC) in this regard, Expressing concern at the increase in poppy production as noted in the UNODC Afghanistan Opium Survey 2013, noting the serious harm that opium cultivation, production and trafficking and consumption continues to cause to the