Michel Perron, VNGOC. This is the first hearing with a chair and co-chair including UNODC and WHO. We are therefore delighted for them to be with us today. Mirella Dummar Frahi, UNODC. This has been an interesting hearing. Not many member states are here today, but a few are, including the Finland delegation. NGOs are setting …
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CND Inter-Sessional – Wednesday 11th December 2013
Four intersessional meetings have been held so far, and member state delegations met again on 11st December to continue the negotiations around the Joint Ministerial Statement, on a basis of the chairman’s new draft sent on 5th December. Below is an account of the discussions that took place at the intersessional. INTRODUCTORY REMARKS ON THE …
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 …
Committee of the Whole – Resolution L7: Promoting prescription drug return initiatives
The original text can be accessed here Resolution sponsored by Canada and Finland: Title change by US from: “Promoting prescription drug return initiatives” to “Changes to the title “promoting initiative for the safe and secure return for disposal of prescription drugs including those containing internationally controlled substances” Inclusion to the text about urging member states …
Informal civil society hearing – Panel 4 and conclusions
How can NGOs most effectively contribute to the high-level review of the Political Declaration and its Plan of Action at the 57th Session of the CND? Kirsti Pojankukka, Finland We are not yet started on negotiating wording of political declaration and that will affect how the review will take place. What do we think we …
Committee of the Whole – Resolution L2: Enhancing international cooperation in the identification and reporting of new psychoactive substances
Sponsored by: Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Peru and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Mexico Turkey Finland Thailand USA The original text can be accessed here. Venezuela: Asks to include “use of poppers” to the preamble text. A number of small grammatical changes made by the UK in the pre-ample paragraphs Canada gets …