In the transit countries we are not substituting illicit crops for licit ones – we are substituting illicit activities for licit ones but still often farmers are forced to cooperate with drug traffickers leaving their legitimate crops and allowing their farms to be used for air strips for example. We are preoccupied that the drug …
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El Salvador Speech to HLM
My delegation endorses the statement made by Argentina on behalf of G77 and China and we wish to express our gratitude for the UNODC development of new initiatives for crime prevention work. We express our staunch support to UNODC to continue carrying out its work in a timely way. Due to its strategic position on …
Remarks of Michel Perron, Chair of Beyond 2008 Steering Committee
‘Madame Chair, Ministers, Excellencies, distinguished government and non governmental representatives. My name is Michel Perron and I am the Chair of Beyond 2008: a global NGO review on the 1998-2008 UNGASS on illicit drugs. I represent the sole NGO statement specifically provided for at this High Level Segment. I am both honored at this responsibility …
Sudan Speech to HLM
We are here to review the commitments of 1998 and see how far we have gone towards the meeting of these commitments in terms of supply and demand reduction and meeting challenges ahead. We stress our commitments to the instruments produced by two groups. Control of long borders is very difficult and calls for cooperation …
South Africa Speech to the HLM
We wish to report on progress made. Like most countries South Africa also faces major challenges on narcotic drugs – Cannabis use is twice the global norm. The South African government has endeavoured to give effect to the action plans of 1998. The central drug authority is technically supported by the national and provincial government …
Netherlands Speech to HLM
The Netherlands associates itself with the statement made by Czech republic on behalf of the EU. We are looking back on achievements of the past 10 years. However i believe we should look back further to when the foundations of international drug control were laid to when international opium conventions were laid in Shanghai. A …