Illicit drug trafficking is a universal issue and we need an integrated approach. We need to tackle all the fronts of drug problems in a unilateral manner. Argentina is keen to stress the need of shared responsibility between producer, transit and consumption countries. We are talking about revitalising the joint principles of shared responsibility and …
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CND day 4 – Plenary statement of Argentina on drug demand reduction
Argentina has developed a comprehensive national strategic work plan in terms of demand reduction: – We make society aware of prevention programmes in recreational and sports areas, at schools for youths, in line with the specificities of the community. – We bring up to date prevention programmes for misuse of drugs in rural areas – …
Committee of the Whole – Resolution on Universal Access
The Committee debated the language of a draft resolution proposed by the EU, Norway and Thailand entitled ‘Achieving universal access to treatment, care and support for people with HIV, including injecting drug users, by 2010‘. There was significant debate on preambular paragraph 3, which as drafted stated: ‘Concerned that the coverage of HIV prevention services …
CND Day 3 – Argentina’s Plenary Statement on the Political Declaration and Plan of Action
Last year, adopted the declaration and plan of action after period of analysis. Once adopted the states have a basis for our work. Consensus on which we can put in a strategy for this commission. In this context it might be appropriate to update and adjust its message for work in light of the plan …
Committee of the Whole – morning session
Yesterday’s Committee of the Whole ended with significant debate over paragraph 2 of the resolution entitled ‘Preventing the use of illicit drugs within Member States and strengthening international cooperation on policies of drug abuse prevention‘, co-sponsored by Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. The main point of contention was that that it included reference to …
Committee of the Whole – afternoon session
The first resolution debated today was entitled ‘Promoting community-based drug use prevention‘, co-sponsored by the US, Mexico, Indonesia, Colombia and Israel. The resolution provoked no debate, and was approved with minor wording amendments. The Russian delegation objected to the term ‘evidence-based’ in the draft, and instead wanted the term ‘reliable’ used. The US agreed to …