Post-UNGASS facilitator: We will now start discussion chapter 6, on common and shared responsibility. There are several panellists from UNODC, it makes perfect sense to have the different regional sections from UNODC present all one after the other, and then member states and then NGOS. Yuri Fedotov, executive director of UNODC: very happy to be back at the …
Kenya
Side event: A call for leadership: HIV, human rights and harm reduction
Organised by Germany, Harm Reduction International, UNAIDS, UNODC, WHO, the International HIV/AIDS Alliance, Open Society Foundations, IDPC, the International AIDS Society and AIDS Fonds Maria Phelan, HRI. We all know now that harm reduction works, but significant barriers remain today. We have a powerful panel today to explore the political positions on harm reduction and how …
General Assembly: Thirtieth special session of the General Assembly on the world drug problem (Opening segment)
The full statements delivered by member states during the UNGASS general debate are available here. Mogens Lykketoft: Ladies and gentlemen, I think for the election as President of this special session. Let me express my condolences to the delegations of Ecuador and Japan whose countries have been hit by deadly earthquakes. It is an honour …
Resolution L4. Strengthening international cooperation in combating illicit production and trafficking of opiates originating in Afghanistan in the framework of the Paris Pact Initiative
Chair. This is the first CoW consultation on L4. Russia has had extensive consultation on this resolution in informals. Russia. My preference is on discussing the title now, otherwise we can return to it at a later stage. Preliminary paragraph 1 Pakistan. I want to read the title for the Vienna declaration so that it is corrected here. …
Agenda Item 5. Implementation of the Political Declaration and Plan of Action on International Cooperation towards an Integrated and Balanced Strategy to Counter the World Drug Problem UNGASS 2016
Documents: E/CN.7/2016/2-E/CN.15/2016/2 E/CN.7/2016/4 E/CN.7/2016/5 E/CN.7/2016/6 E/CN.7/2016/7 E/CN.7/2016/8 E/CN.7/2016/11 E/CN.7/2016/13 E/CN.7/2016/14 E/CN.7/2016/CRP.3 (a) Demand reduction and related measures; Aldo Lale-Demoz, UNODC: Let me testify to members states the achievements that are available to us. Let me show how I have made notable achievements. The rationale for including health care and treatments are provable. We must move …
Special segment, fourth meeting
Hungary: Pleasure to represent the UNGASS board. In line with past directives, we will now give the floor to the youth forum, to inform the plenary about their work. Youth Forum: Thanks for the opportunity. The main goal is to achieve a better tomorrow for the world’s youth. We would like to share our experiences. …