Chair: Egypt has asked to speak before Agenda Item 8b. Egypt: We are committed to the 3 conventions – they constitute the cornerstone for national policies that combat drugs. The 3 documents are the roadmap to addressing the world drug problem. We fully believe in the balance of efforts to reduce the supply and demand of …
Hungary
CND Plenary – Opening of the Sixtieth Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (Monday, March 13, 2017 – Afternoon)
Austria: Austria fully aligns itself with statement of EU and would like to add the following remarks. Given the multi-faced nature of the world drug problem, health, security and human rights, the response needs to be equally holistic. We welcome that the UNGASS Outcome Document placed emphasis on balance, on human rights and harm reduction …
General Assembly: Thirtieth Special Session of the General Assembly on the World Drug Problem (4th plenary meeting)
The full statements delivered by member states during the UNGASS general debate are available here. The Special Session will be an important milestone in achieving the goals set in the policy document of 2009 “Political Declaration and Plan of Action on International Cooperation towards an Integrated and Balanced Strategy to Counter the World Drug Problem”, …
UNGASS special segment, fifth meeting
Argentina: Good morning. Thanks the board, chairman. Argentina starts a new period in its history and the issue of the drugs is one of the key issues, for us, this work is fundamental. Argentina is taking a new approach; drugs are apart of our reality. Everything that has been decided will be reviewed. Provincial authorities, …
2016 Annual Parliamentary Hearing: The World Drug Problem
Session I – The world drug problem in perspective: The evolution of drugs control IPU Permanent Observer – Welcome to the annual parliamentary hearing at the UN that the IPU and the office of the PGA have organised. We welcome you all to NY. We will now turn to the President of the GA, a …
Provisional agendas for subsequent special segments to be held by the CND in preparation fot he UNGASS and organisation of intersessional work of the CND
VNGOC. Presenting the CSTF. Together we represent hundreds of organisations seeking to implement the ambitions contained in international instruments, humane interventions for prevention, harm reduction and treatment. The world drug problem is a complex challenge that member states cannot tackle alone. There is room for improvements. The upcoming 2016 UNGASS has instilled a sense of urgency …