The participants in this side event, organised by IDPC, the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) and the Transnational Institute (TNI) were Pedro Arenas, representative of the Observatory of Crops Declared to be Illicit, former mayor of San José del Guaviare, and former member of the Colombian Congress, Coletta Youngers, IDPC Representative and Senior Fellow …
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Statement by Japan, Nigeria, Guatemala, Indonesia
Japan Japan has a major problem of NPS and ATS. Meth-amphetamine is a major issue for us. most was smuggled from Asian countries, however now from Europe, Mexico and Africa are increasing. Nigeria: Cannabis production is of major concern.the continued cultivation that calls for a coordinated long term international response . The increase in production of meth-amphetamine is noted with concern. we have made substantial seizures of meth-amphetamine. Guatemala: …
Statement by India
India thinks alternative developments measures are vital elements of drug control. Especially for poppy farmers for whom crop eradication will simply not work. Need to be careful to ensure alternative development program aren’t leading to corruption
Resolution L7: Promoting prescription drug return initiatives
The full text of the resolution is available here. After a few modifications of the text, the resolution was adopted with minimal debate.
Statement by SICAP
Our members states are now leading innovative projects on a range of issues including community approaches, drug driving, role of evidence and evaluation and pharmaceutical drug abuse. We are also looking at expanding therapeutic justice and drug treatment courts – many have implemented or are exploring this model Our new report will be published exploring a range of drug issues, including new regulatory models as …
Statement by HRI
Madame Chair, we wish to make three important points. First, preventing HIV among people who inject drugs is impossible without a substantial increase in funding for basic harm reduction services – in particular needle and syringe programmes and opioid substitution therapy. It has been estimated that globally less than 10% of what is needed is …