Promotion of the use of a global seal for products of alternative development, including preventive development, as a mechanism for facilitating and stimulating trade in products from areas affected by and vulnerable to the world drug problem presented by Bolivia US states that the word commerce is outside of its expertise. Out of the mandate …
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Plenary Day 3. Drug demand reduction and treatment : INPUD/HRI and IDPC statement
Thank you Madame Chair, This statement is delivered on behalf of Harm Reduction International, the International Network of People Who Use Drugs and the International Drug Policy Consortium. There can be no ambiguity when it comes to global efforts to reach zero new HIV infections. Thirty years of HIV/AIDS has clearly taught us what works …
Plenary, Day 3. Drug demand reduction and treatment : UNAIDS
Thank you madam chair, For giving me the floor to address this plenary session on preventing HIV transmission amongst injecting drug users. We would like to thank the executive director for his report “Responding to the prevalence of HIV/AIDS and other blood borne diseases among drug users” and are grateful for the leadership of UNODC …
Plenary, Day 3. Drug demand reduction and treatment : WHO
UNODC and WHO work together in many countries in delivering as one in the UN system. We are helping to increase the capacity of the health care sector supporting drug users, training health professional and service providers. WHO provides provisions of harm reduction for IDU.
Plenary, Day 3. Drug demand reduction and treatment : United States
We emphasise a balanced approach to the national drug problem. The US is a committed leader in demand reduction and spent 11.6 billion USD is spent on reducing drug demand. We are worried about prescription abuse and need to develop initiative to stop drug driving through new laws and policies We support naloxone by a …
Plenary, Day 3. Drug demand reduction and treatment : Cote D’ivoire
Young people is our priority and education is our main target. A whole range of other issues lead to drug use, such as armed conflict and government instability making the country very vulnerable to drug use. This has lead to a rise in HIV infections. The number of drug addicts has risen and we lack …