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Plenary – Item 3. General debate

Costa Rica on behalf of the group of the 77 and China: We appreciate the preparatory work going into this event and maneuvering the pandemic. Common and shared responsibility that should be taken under in international cooperation based on scientific evidence to safeguard all humanity. Multilateralism and effective collaboration is essential, just as international law. …

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CND 62nd Session Reconvened – Thursday, 12 December 2019

Joint meetings of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs and the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice. CND chair: Welcome. Today we will consider, together with the CCPJ, agenda items regarding administrative questions and inter-governmental working groups and staff composition of UNODC. CND will have a separate meeting tomorrow, with a statement by Yuri Fedotov (UNODC …

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CND Intersessional, 16 October 2017: Chapter 3 on supply reduction, law enforcement, responses to drug-related crime and countering money laundering

Amb. Bente Angell-Hansen, CND Chair: I welcome all attending for joining us in this important work, as well as the panellists on this session. I invite the meeting to adopt the provisional agenda. It is adopted. In order to use our time effectively, I’d like to start this meeting with Agenda Item 2 on the …

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CND Intersessional, 28 September 2017: Chapter 4 on human rights, women, youth and children

Post-UNGASS Facilitator. We will focus today on human rights, youth, children, women and communities. Valerie Lebaux, Chief, Justice Section, UNODC. Given the focus of this third round of intersessional discussions, technical assistance and international cooperation needs, I want to provide updates on UNODC’s technical assistance in supporting member states to implement chapter 4 of the …

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