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Committee of the Whole – E/CN.7/2014/L.14

Protecting public health by ensuring adequate services for drug abusers regardless of limited resources E/CN.7/2014/L.14 Greece: Draws attention so that member states won’t withdraw funding to essential addiction services in hard economic times Title Greece: Change the title, limited resources not the main point, violent changes in economic situations is. New title is “Protecting public health by …

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CND Plenary Day 4 – Item 11: World situation with regard to drug trafficking and recommendations of the subsidiary bodies of the Commission

Chief of Implementation Support Section Opium cultivation in Afghanistan hit record levels in 2013. Majority of opium seizures made by Iran. Heroin seizures cover a wider range of countries. Between 2005 and 2011, coca bush cultivation in Peru increased. Decreased slightly in 2012, but this is important as it represents a shift in the trend. …

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Committee of the whole – E/CN.7/2014/L.12

Preventing the diversion of ketamine from legal sources and from licit medical use E/CN.7/2014/L.12 Thailand: introduces resolution. Changes have been made already in informals. Chair: title is agreed PP1 Agreed PP2 Agreed PP3 Agreed PP4 Egypt: add in”while simultaneously preventing the diversion from illegal sources”. Venezuela: Needs to be “legal sources” Agreed PP5 Agreed PP6 Agreed …

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CND Plenary Day 4 – Venezuela

Almost 70% of our seizures are focused on areas close to the border which we share with the world’s most important cocaine producers. We have set up a national registrar for substances. We also have initiatives and projects promoted by UN bodies such as the INCB. We also have programmes focusing on the prevention of …

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CND Plenary Day 4 – Switzerland

Several UN drug conventions protect the right of the highest possible standard of health. IN this regard, we are against the use of the death penalty, and we also promote harm reduction. There is a link between human rights and the role of UNODC. HR should be a full fledged element of our discussions at …

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