Yury Fedatov, UNODC Executive Director When we talk about alternative development we are talking about small farmers under intense pressure to engage in illicit crop cultivation. Alt dev is part of balanced strategy and sustainable development. Discussions on alt dev happening at CND and will happen at UNGASS. Yury always insists on seeing alt development …
India
CND Plenary Day 1 – Replies to INCB report
European Union There is a focus on demand reduction and emphasises the need for treatment. Welcome INCB’s work on NPS. Committed to bilateral and regional cooperation. Including judicial cooperation, and drug monitoring agencies. Need full respect for human rights. Want to see human rights included into all the CND does. EU opposed to death penalty …
India Statement to HLR Plenary
Statement of Finance Secretary, Government of India, On behalf of India, I am honored to take the floor in the High Level Segment of the 57th Session of CND. Let me first of all, congratulate you, Mr. Chairman, on your election. We are sure that your rich experience will be of immense value to the …
Supply Reduction Roundtable Part 3
Egypt. Has felt magnitude of threat at all levels. Comprehensive strategy to counter. Liquidation of criminal rings. Combating precursors and chemical drugs. Have been making every effort to combat illicit cultivaton of all drugs including opium. Have also been combating production of precursors and all chemical drugs. Egypt as transit country for Afghanistan drugs. Developing …
Round Table Discussion Supply Reduction
Chair went over rules. Three minute limit. No national Statements. Member States first then NGOs. First Statement: UNODC. Mr. Hugo. In 2009 PD and POA adopted. 1) Cooperation, need for close coordination between authorities, interception. 2) precursor control. need to prevent introduction. 3) Alternative development. Need to implement strategies. Thanks to ENCOD for a great …
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 …