On 5th November 2013, country delegations gathered once again in Vienna for more detailed negotiations on the Joint Ministerial Statement. The Peruvian Chair only circulated a revised draft of the Statement on 30th October, so many member states once again complained about not having enough time to formulate their comments. Importantly, however, the Chair’s new …
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CND Intersessional Meeting – Wednesday 16th October 2013
The United Nations (UN) member states are currently working on a ‘Joint Ministerial Statement’ to review progress and challenges in international drug control since the agreement of a Political Declaration on drugs in 2009. The Statement will be released in March. This intersessional meeting was another opportunity for member state delegations to discuss and recommend …
CND Intersessional Meeting – Wednesday 25th September 2013
This intersessional meeting was intended as the first day of formal negotiations on the draft of the Joint Ministerial Statement (JMS) for the 2014 High Level Segment. However, the Peruvian Chair stated at the opening that the original plan – to produce a collation of member state comments/proposals, then work through them systematically in three …
Adoption of final report of CND
Chair of the CoW We had before us 16 draft proposals which have been approved by the Committee of the Whole. A full list of the resolutions is available at: http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/commissions/CND/session/56-draft-resolutions.html. There has been a request to consider the draft resolution on Afghanistan first. Resolution E/CN7/2013/L10/REF1 – Strengthening international cooperation in combating illicit opiates originating …
Resolution L4: Intensifying the efforts to achieve the targets of the 2011 Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS among people who use drugs, in particular the target to reduce HIV transmission among PWUD by 50% by 2015
The full text of the resolution is available here. Preliminary paragraphs accepted without comments from delegations. All OPs accepted without comments from delegations. Financial implications: OP 2, 3, 4, 7, 9. 1.8 million for capacity building workshops of CSOs addressing the needs of civil society partners. Additional funding for support of CSO work, roll out …
NPS comment – Australia
Australia: We are pleased this debate is on the agenda and that its been included in the INCB report. Its a global issue and many places are implementing measures to address the issue. Need an early warning system to enable efficient use of limited resources. Australia giving 200,000 USD for the global early warning system.