I appreciate the efforts by UNODC to convene this high level segment to review the objectives set out in the 2009 Political Declaration and Plan of Action. It is my honour to attend this meeting. Thailand has been actively taking a role in implementing the conventions and 2009 declaration. At global and regional level, we …
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Money Laundering Roundtable (part 1)
Chair: opens meeting and lays down the rules of the roundtable. Full title is “international cooperation: countering money-laundering and promoting judicial cooperation”. Secretariat: Money laundering is a problem connected to the international trade in drugs. More countries criminalised money laundering in 2013 than in 2012. Many banks have started conducting better checks on accounts, and keeping …
High Level Segment – Statement of Switzerland
Mr. Chairman, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, The international community is facing unprecedented challenges in the fight against drugs. Markets and patterns of consumption are changing ever more rapidly. Meanwhile progress in reducing supply and demand is limited. The Member States have negotiated very hard to come to a consensus on the text we have in …
High Level Review – Statement by Malaysia
Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar Deputy Minister of Home Affairs – Associate with China, drugs serious threat to Malaysia. Compromises security of the nation. 1983 declared threat to national security. Severe punishment including death penalty. Tourists using social passes and tourist visas have become drug mules. Plan to intensify treatment and rehabilitation of drug users. Police …
High Level Segment – Statement by Portugal
Portugal fully subscribes to the statement by the Greek representative of the EU group. We are promoting a balanced approach based on the 2009 political declaration adopted in 2009. Portugal has a strategy on drugs for demand and supply to protect public health. We implemented the decriminalisation of consumption and adopted a wide range of …
High Level Segment – Statement by Uruguay
It is very important for Uruguay to engage in this open and fruitful dialogue to find alternative ways to achieve the health and welfare of our fellow citizens through a balanced approach. We urge UNODC cooperation with all UN agencies to promote human rights within the drug control system in a resolution on UNGASS. We …