Ruth Dreifuss (GCDP): HRC can organise adequate response to this problem. Policies building on repression have unintended consequences. Time has come to recognise that the problem cannot be solved without shift in priorities. Real aims are not to be reached without deep policy changes. In this report, the Commission is advocating for scientific evidence. Human …
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Special Event, 26th June – Launch of World Drug Report 2015 in Vienna
On the UN International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, UNODC and their UN partners coordinated simultaneous launches of their flagship World Drug Report 2015 – in Vienna, Geneva and New York. Member states had received a technical briefing about the report last week, so this event was billed as a CND Special Session …
CND Intersessional – 12th June 2015
Agenda Item 1 Vladimir Galuska of the Czech Republic was elected First Vice Minister of the Commission of Narcotic Drugs (CND) Endorsement of nominations for Vice-chairs FINGOV. Announcements were made about FINGOV and ECOSOC. CND 52/13 nominations of co-chairs (Joint meeting) Mr Belina Ruiz (Spain) put forward Nicaragua (Other co-chair) 3rd ECOSOC Management and co-ordination …
High-level Thematic Debate in support of the process towards the 2016 Special Session of the General Assembly on the World Drug Problem
All official statements are now available here. Opening session H.E. Mr. Sam Kutesa, President of the 69th Session of the United Nations General Assembly The world drug problem affects us all. Drug trafficking affects national institutions. Worldwide markets are worth 332 billion dollars. Men, women and children are trapped in poverty, languish in prison. We …
Identifying common ground on development for UNGASS 2016
Mr. Cockayne There are major obstacles for the implementation of our drug policy approach. For alternative development to be dealt with new directions in rural and urban areas, we need to discuss the issue at the 2016 UNGASS. 3 directions: need to use programming to tackle poverty, government presence and access to land need to …
Resolution L8. Supporting Public Health and Justice System Collaboration in Providing Alternative Sentences for Drug Involved Offenders
United states. Very productive informals. Many delegations and good spirit of compromise. Title. Supporting the collaboration of public health and justice authorities …. o pursue alternative measures to conviction or punishment.. NO comments. PP 1.. no comments. PP2. Aware that substance use disorders…No comments. PP3. Recalling GA resolution 69 192. No comments. …