Sponsored by: Colombia, Japan, Peru and Thailand You can download the text here Discussion around small changes in the title with the sponsors insisting to keep title as it is. Pre ample text: Some small text included on “eradicating illicit cultivation of narcotic plants.” Iran and Russia keen to include eradication as alternative development measure Long discussion around inducing “eradication” as some member …
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IDPC, AU Commission, Africa Group Side event: Drug policy in the African Union
As we begin to see a number of drug policy developments in the African region, the side event at the Commission on Narcotic Drugs was an opportunity to present and discuss two recent initiatives: the African Union Plan of Action on Drug Control for 2013-2017 and the West Africa Commission on Drugs. Mr. Olawale Maiyegun …
Mike Trace makes an NGO statement on behalf of Drugscope
I am also the chair of the International Drug Policy Consortium. I have a few comments on the operation of the system of re-scheduling of substances. In a time of constantly diversifying drug market, and rapidly developing science on risks and patterns of use of substance and their impacts, the process of scheduling decision is …
Committee of the Whole – Resolution L14: Raising awareness on the diversion of non-scheduled substances as substitutes for scheduled substances in international trade for the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances
Op4: China – Still has problems with paragraph 4, wants to remove the term “diversion” and included a reference to the “Illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances”. This was contested by Venezuela to be in line with the title of the convention. This resolution only covers one of two scenarios – 1 being …
Comment on future priorities by Korea
Despite continued counter narcotics effect by the international community their are new worrying threats such as the increase in NPS. More emphasis should be placed on regional programs by sharing knowledge and coordinating policies.
Comment on funding – China
The Chinese government has significantly increased its contribution to UNODC and will continue to do so as required. We hope the UNODC will continue to concentrate on the issues of the Golden triangle and help regional countries to scale up their response to the drug threat.