Item 3. General debate (continued) Ecuador: The world drug problem has reached an unprecedented level and is a threat to peace and security. Due to our geographical position, Ecuador is fighting on the front lines. We have organised crime and narco-terrorism. Criminals are making corruption prosper. The efforts that Ecuador is making includes seizing 20,000 …
Costa Rica
Side event: Reintegration of persons released from detention or subjected to non-custodial measures
Mr. Simon Walker, OHCHR. Good morning! I am Simon Walker, Chief of the Rule of Law and Democracy Section of the Office of the United High Commissioner for Human Rights. OHCHR is pleased to organise this special event in collaboration with Costa Rica, Colombia, South Africa and Switzerland, the Global Campus of Human Rights, the Penal …
Committee of the Whole – Thursday morning session
L6 Strengthening the global drug control framework: a path to effective implementation E/CN.7/2025/L.6 Colombia: we updated the document to reflect all recent agreements from last night, we are still working hard with delegations to find consensus across the document Chair: We start with deliberating the title, the floor is open. Sudan: it was only …
Item 3. General Debate (Cont.)
Item 3. General Debate (Cont.) Iran. I wish to congratulate you for your election. I wish to thank the executive director for organizing this. The global issue of narcotic drugs is undergoing big issues. We are witnessing the emergence of NPS that have challenged monitoring and controlling systems. In order to have a more effective …
CND Intersessional – Session 1 – Expanding range of drugs and synthetic opioids and nonmedical use of prescription drugs
CND Intersessional meeting – Thematic discussions on the implementation of all international drug policy commitments following up to the 2019 Ministerial Declaration Secretariat: (administrative and organizational issues) Chair: Welcome. The topics of the three days of this meeting are identified in the 2019 declaration. One of the challenges is the funding and diversification of drug …
Side event: The death penalty for drug-related offences: Challenges to restrict its use and pathways towards abolition
Side event organised by Harm Reduction International with the support of Australia, Belgium, Canada, Costa Rica, Czechia, Mongolia, Mexico, New Zealand, Paraguay, Portugal, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the European Union, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, the United Nations Development Programme, …