Four achievements with regard to demand reduction. First, embarked on the path to implement the 2009 Political Declaration back in 2009. The laws adopted address demand reduction in a balanced and integrated method. Treatment as an alternative to incarceration, as this respects the rights of humans to access health services and avoids prison overcrowding. Second, …
Indonesia
Committee of the Whole – E/CN.7/2014/L.8
Promoting drug use prevention based on scientific evidence as an investment in the well-being of children, young people, families, and communities Thailand – Introduce draft resolution L8, “Promoting drug use prevention based on scientific evidence as an investment in the well-being of children, young people, families, and communities. Chair – Is the title acceptable? Venezuela …
Supply Reduction Roundtable Part 2
Algeria. Cannabis tons seized. Crime is becoming more transnational in nature. Measures taken by Algeria. Awareness building and legislation. Capacity building needed for developing countries. Indonesia. Sea, air and land protection needed from drug trafficking syndicates. Dismantling and detecting clandestine laboratories. Consistent drug law enforcement exercise in order to??? (Very hard to understand this, sorry) …
High Level Segment – Minister of Indonesia
WDP persists despite all efforts since 2009. This review timely. Define progress and achievements as well as challenges. 1. Govt. of INd has strengthened legislative framework. 2009 legislation addresses supply and demand in more balanced way. Stronger enforcement to drug traffickers. Drug users undergo treatment as alternative to incarceration. Two pronged advantage. Respects fundamental rights …
CND Inter-Sessional – 11th March 2014
A final inter-sessional meeting is taking place today, before the High Level Segment starts officially on 13th March. Taking note of the debate So far, the Mexican request that the Joint Ministerial Statement should acknowledge the “existence of a debate” on drug policy has been accepted, with a new paragraph 7 included as follows: 7. …
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 …