At the adoption of the political declaration by the UN, the German delegation raised their flag and made the following statement: ‘I have the honour to speak on behalf of the following states, Australia, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lichtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, St Lucia, Slovenia, …
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Singapore Speaks at HLM
In the early 1990s the drug situation in Singapore was deteriorating and it became critical for Singapore early on to address the drug problem early on. We have taken tough laws with vigorous enforcement efforts. Drug addicts go through compulsory rehabilitation regime to kick their addiction and pick up useful skills. We also disseminate the …
India addresses HLM
Referring to the full speech that was submitted in writing, India chose simply to stress the following themes: – Alternative development was one of the first goals of ungass 1998. India believes this is the appropriate way and that we should continue this path. Weaning farmers away from illicit drugs is difficult but the golden …
Saudi Arabia
No one can ignore the fact that the adverse effects of drugs are not confined to any single country and that is why my country the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia subscribes great importance to combating narcotic drugs. We have criminalised all forms of trafficking drugs. We are waging war against these drugs which are a …
France Speech to HLM
France fully endorses the statement of the Czech republic. We must step up the fight against drugs. We must remember the stakes are high, these challenges are international. The political declaration reflects the new approach to drugs – its all in there – chairman we know that traffickers make light of national boundaries and the …
Georgia Speech to HLM
We have in Georgia decided that it is necessary to have a return towards a more humane drug policy and we have involved ourselves increasingly in preventive and treatment programmes – these have become much more extensive throughout our country and include opioid substitution therapies, financing of programmes, as well as drug dependency treatments and …