Ministry of Interior of Bolivia We want to express that the President Evo Morales has since 2006 been implementing a counter drug trafficking programme on coca. We have fought drug trafficking with the highest commitment and we have rethought the role of the coca leaf in our First Nations. The policy to eradicate surplus crops …
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CND Inter-Sessional – Tuesday 14th January 2014
With the High Level Segment of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) scheduled for the 13th and 14th March 2014, member states are continuing their work to negotiate and agree a ‘Joint Ministerial Statement’ that reviews the progress, challenges and next steps for international drug policy. This was the first inter-sessional meeting of 2014, …
CND Intersessional Meeting – Monday 5th November 2013
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 …
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 …
Opening Session- Plenary: Address by Evo Morales President of Bolivia
On behalf of the people of Bolivia he expresses his respect for the CND as an institution. He observed that there is a high amount of tension within the room and among the delegates for 56th session of the CND and asked ‘’ is it because of the demise of President Chavez or because the …
Evo Morales Speech at the Opening Session of the CND (in Spanish)
Muchísimas gracias, señora Presidenta Carmen Bulan Freire, al señor Director Diur Fedotov. Estimados cancilleres quiero agradecer en primer lugar por nuevamente permitirme estar acá con todas las naciones, después de tres años estamos acá, en primer lugar para compartir los avances, los aciertos, los éxitos en la lucha contra el narcotráfico en Bolivia, pero también …