Austria: Austria fully aligns itself with statement of EU and would like to add the following remarks. Given the multi-faced nature of the world drug problem, health, security and human rights, the response needs to be equally holistic. We welcome that the UNGASS Outcome Document placed emphasis on balance, on human rights and harm reduction …
From Plenary Sessions
CND Plenary – Opening of the Sixtieth Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (Monday, March 13, 2017 – Morning)
Item 2. Adoption of the agenda and other organisational matters Chair: I hereby declare the 60th Session of the CND open. Agenda item 8 will start with subitem B on Thursday morning. Propose that the CND adopt the agenda as it is written. I see no objections. It is so decided. Youth Initiative: Thank you …
CND reconvened 59th session, and special segment on UNGASS 2016 – 30 November 2016
Chair. Let us turn our attention to our agenda for the Reconvened 59th Session. There are no comments on the agenda. We need to deal with a procedural measure. Following the departure of the second and third vice chair of the commission from Vienna, these seats remain vacant. Two new vice chairs, from Brazil and …
UNGASS: Thirtieth special session of the General Assembly on the world drug problem (6th plenary meeting)
General debate [item 7] (continued) The full statements delivered by member states during the UNGASS general debate are available here. Nepal – Established national coordination committee for drug abuse control with separate district level committees in the country. Doing our best to address drug problems. Look to international community for enhanced cooperation, including in coordination with …
Side event: How can the international drug control system provide a better tomorrow for the world’s youth?
Organised by the Government of the Czech Republic, Transform Drug Policy Foundation, Moms United to End the War on Drugs, Reach Out Centre and YouthRise. ‘ As the UN meets to review global drug policy and how we might achieve the 2019 goals, families from across the globe, whose lives have been impacted by drug …
UNGASS: Thirtieth special session of the General Assembly on the world drug problem (5th plenary meeting)
The full statements delivered by member states during the UNGASS general debate are available here. President of Peru: The new government has increased development in our country and has made a big difference in terms access to drinking water and other factors. We have diversified the crop growth in our country and increased crops such …