It is important that they all recognise the importance of the points that were made. Data is essential for monitoring policies and states have already pledged in last year’s political declaration that they will monitor policies. For example, shorter and simpler questions could be perceived as easier for many member states. However, there may be …
Australia
CND day 2 – Australia plenary statement on drug prevention strategies
Prevention is incorporated in national drug strategy: supply, demand and harm reduction. We have sought to create strong partnerships between health, law enforcement and drug policy units of our government. We have mainly based prevention on mass video campaigns. We have also considered passing information to the community: parents, teachers and other community leaders. We …
Australia’s response to INCB statement
Australia welcomes the work achieved last week the the High Level Meeting. Australia is in the process of reviewing its national drug strategy for release later this year. It will ensure commitment to evidence-based best practice. Australia works in cooperation with its neighbours in the Pacific Islands. Australia provides funding via UNODC for drug enforcement …
False Consensus of UN Negotiations Exposed
At the adoption of the political declaration by the UN, the German delegation raised their flag and made the following statement: ‘I have the honour to speak on behalf of the following states, Australia, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lichtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, St Lucia, Slovenia, …
Australia Speech to Demand Reduction Round Table
‘I’d like to echo the chair’s need to ensure a comprehensive and coordinated approach that spans all aspects of drug control and the implements we have at our disposal, across demand reduction and in concert with the supply side processes. I’d like to touch briefly on 3 themes. First, the need for a concentrated and …
Australia Addresses the Plenary Session of HLM
The delegate for Australia today addressed the High Level Segment of the Plenary Session of the High Level Meeting as follows: “This high level segment marks a cross roads, it is an opportunity to look back and mark progress achieved since 1998, but it is also an opportunity to look forward and decide on priorities. …