Op4: China – Still has problems with paragraph 4, wants to remove the term “diversion” and included a reference to the “Illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances”. This was contested by Venezuela to be in line with the title of the convention. This resolution only covers one of two scenarios – 1 being …
Argentina
Comments on the INCB report 2012 by Argentina
Argentina points out some mistakes in the INCB 2012 report: The number of illicit cocaine processing centres in Argentina. The number of seizures of amphetamine type stimulants. The shipments from Argentina to Australia. The claim that imports in New Zealand do not on the most part originate in Argentina as claimed in the INCB report. …
Committee of the Whole – Resolution L3: Promoting the sharing of expertise in and knowledge on forensic drug profiling
The original text can be downloaded here Argentina and Ireland are the main sponsors of the resolution. The only major changes involved Egypt suggesting opening the text to include other relevant organisations rather than just INTERPOL and European Police Office. Some further discussion about the budgetary implications. Text approved
Statement by the Argentina Minister of health at CND on 16th March 2012 (English)
Dr. Juan Manzur Mrs. Chair: My sincere gratitude to you, and to the members of the Commission, for giving me the opportunity to address to the Plenary on this occasion. It is an honor to share with you some ideas at the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, which we believe is the appropriate framework for analysis, …
Plenary Day 5: Adoption of the report of the 55nd session of the CND
The plenary is in the final session and just before the adoption of the report, the Minister for Health from Argentina was able to make a statement. Argentina – Minister of Health said that perhaps the time has come to launch an open debate on some of the concepts that embodied in the treaties. He …
Committee of the Whole – Support for the development and implementation of an integrated approach to programme development at the UNODC
OP2(bis) and (ter) added: ‘further requests that all regional and thematic programmes include provisions for evaluation including evaluation budgets and evaluation reports and evaluation skills capacity development’. OP3: Change to original text: ‘corporate’ is replaced by ‘financial’ USA: Could the Secretariat provide a proper name to this new system? OP4: Change to original text: replace …