Uruguay Delegation Plenary Speech Unofficial Translation (Katherine Pettus) Vienna, March 21, 2014, 57th session of the CND I shall explain our position on the UNGASS resolution. The world drug problem is complex. Simplistic, one size fits all approaches are inappropriate. This is why we have always said, in this very hall, that it should be …
From Plenary Sessions
CND Day 4 – CADCA statement
Drug Policy Futures, Kevin Sabet: one of writers of 2012 OAS report but less happy on way it has been portrayed in media and by CS. We are part of DPF, promoting balanced approach based on health and appropriate role for LE, not dichotomy of war on drug or legalisation. Our demand for illegal drugs …
CND Day 4 – VNGOC statement
We have evidence based interventions which can greatly increase effectiveness of prevention, early intervention, harm reduction, treatment and recovery. But little evidence these are implemented. Evidence of strategies, but not of resources and implementations. We have evidence base, limited which need to be improved across 3 pillars of plan of action. Debate on effective drug …
CND Plenary Day 4 – Item 11: World situation with regard to drug trafficking and recommendations of the subsidiary bodies of the Commission
Chief of Implementation Support Section Opium cultivation in Afghanistan hit record levels in 2013. Majority of opium seizures made by Iran. Heroin seizures cover a wider range of countries. Between 2005 and 2011, coca bush cultivation in Peru increased. Decreased slightly in 2012, but this is important as it represents a shift in the trend. …
CND Plenary Day 4 – Venezuela
Almost 70% of our seizures are focused on areas close to the border which we share with the world’s most important cocaine producers. We have set up a national registrar for substances. We also have initiatives and projects promoted by UN bodies such as the INCB. We also have programmes focusing on the prevention of …
CND Plenary Day 4 – Switzerland
Several UN drug conventions protect the right of the highest possible standard of health. IN this regard, we are against the use of the death penalty, and we also promote harm reduction. There is a link between human rights and the role of UNODC. HR should be a full fledged element of our discussions at …