Agenda Item 1: Election of officers Elected Norway as the first vice-chair, Brazil second vice-chair, Nigeria third vice-chair, Korea forth vice-chair. Indonesia decided as the first rapporteur. Agenda Item 2. Provisional agenda and proposed organization work contained in document E/CN.7/2016/1. At the 58th session of the CND, adopted resolution 58/8 including modalities of the special …
From Plenary Sessions
Briefing on the preparations for the Special Session on the World Drug Problem (UNGASS)
The briefing’s webcast is available at the UN Web TV site here. President of the General Assembly Mogens Lykketoft: President Lykketoft calls to order to brief preparations on his visit to Vienna. The primary consideration of this informal briefing will be to acknowledge the preparations being made on UNGASS 2016. Two areas of UNGASS preparation that …
CND Reconvened Session – 11 December 2015
Agenda Item 8 – WHO advice and scheduling CND Chair – WHO recommendations on scheduling will be acted upon at CND 2016. At November meeting of 37th expert committee on drug dependence (ECDD) in Geneva, it considered 9 substances including ketamine and cannabis. Draft document E/CN.7/2015/CRP.10 on this has been made available to Board. WHO …
Final Plenary evening session of the 58th session of the CND
Chair. Very late informals and had to wait for documentation. Thanked everyone for staying with us. This evening we have two remaining agenda items. Item 9 and 11. Took care of 10 yesterday. Eight 8 — Special session and provision agenda for Special Sessions to be held by Commission. Preliminary agenda has already been circulated …
CND Day 2 – Plenary Session Presentation of Item 10
Agenda item 10 Item 10 is – other matters. Main item is that the CND is to provide a substantial contribution to ECOSOC (The Economic and Social Council) theme of 2015: ‘Managing the transition from Millennium Development Goals to Sustainable Development Goals’. Commission will provide to ECOSOC a substantial contribution to this theme by 29thof …
CND Day 2 – Plenary Session Presentation of Items 7 & 10
Item 7. World situation with regard to drug trafficking and recommendations of the subsidiary bodies of the Commission Report of the UNODC on the world drug situation (E/CN.7/2015/4) and on action taken by subsidiary bodies (E/CN.7/2015/5). UNODC Opium poppy cultivation. Afghanistan and Myanmar account for majority of cultivation worldwide. Areas under cultivation increased 7% since …