Argentina: Good morning. Thanks the board, chairman. Argentina starts a new period in its history and the issue of the drugs is one of the key issues, for us, this work is fundamental. Argentina is taking a new approach; drugs are apart of our reality. Everything that has been decided will be reviewed. Provincial authorities, …
African Union (AU)
What Next for Drug Policies in Africa in the Run-Up to the UNGASS?
Ambassador Olawale Maiyegun – Director of Social Affairs, Africa Union In 2012, the AU agreed a Plan of Action on Drugs 2013-2017, which promotes a balanced approach to the issue across Africa. In 2014, African Ministers of Drug Control met again, under the heading “Drugs Kill. But Bad Drug Policies Kill More”. The meeting made …
IDPC, AU Commission, Africa Group Side event: Drug policy in the African Union
As we begin to see a number of drug policy developments in the African region, the side event at the Commission on Narcotic Drugs was an opportunity to present and discuss two recent initiatives: the African Union Plan of Action on Drug Control for 2013-2017 and the West Africa Commission on Drugs. Mr. Olawale Maiyegun …
CND day 1 Round table on joint responsibility: African Union statement
We are concerned about the growth of trafficking through West Africa from Latin America as well as the transit of narcotics from the Golden triangle in South East Asia. Drug trafficking has created new kinds of threats to the stability in West Africa that is made worse by the problems that already exist there, such …
Country groupings make statements at opening session
During the opening session, various country groupings entered collective statements into the record. This is in advance of the individual country statements which will be made today and tomorrow. In general, these statements were of a kind, and offered little in the way of notable commentary. The G77 Group and China expressed its concern at …