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Harm Reduction International
I represent Harm Reduction International but am speaking on behalf of harm reduction organisations from around the world. In recent months we have been discussing what outcomes we want to see from the UNGASS on Drugs in 2016. We have condensed these into two main calls: First, the time has come for harm reduction to receive …
Uruguay Ambassador Speech to CND final CND Plenary
Uruguay Delegation Plenary Speech Unofficial Translation (Katherine Pettus) Vienna, March 21, 2014, 57th session of the CND I shall explain our position on the UNGASS resolution. The world drug problem is complex. Simplistic, one size fits all approaches are inappropriate. This is why we have always said, in this very hall, that it should be …
Committee of the Whole – Final Debate on UNGASS Resolution Article 6bis
Alt 6 bis. Further decides that the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, as the central policymaking body of the UN system, dealing with drug related matters shall lead this process, by addressing all organizational and substantive matters in open ended manner and in this regard invites the president of the General Assembly in this regard to …
UNGASS resolution deadlock
Chair – L2 – L14, except the one on UNGASS preparation L10. Special session of the General Assembly on the world drug problem to be held in 2016 E/CN.7/2014/L.10 Chair of CND takes over as Chair of Cow: Ambassador Shamaa There has been extensive discussions on this text. There has been a lot of work in informal and formals …
Committee of the Whole – E/CN.7/2014/L.5 (discussions)
Raising awareness and strengthening international cooperation in combating drug trafficking, which in some cases, misuses activities related to opium poppy seeds for illicit purposes, also produced from illicit opium poppy crops Also calls upon MS to consider where appropriate further strengthening bilateral and multilateral cooperation and exchange of information with the INCB within its mandate …