Measures to support African States in their efforts to combat the world drug problem Kenya: Wants to delete paragraph 8, which is a delete of paragraph 5. We agreed to drop the setting up of a fund to support African States, but we hope that this will be discussed in the future. Lebanon: On behalf …
Kenya
CND day 1 Round table on public health and safety issues: Kenya
What we need is a robust response to the underdevelopment issue that is common is Africa. In Africa, the most common drug that is abused is Cannabis however Heroin is a developing issue. The African Union is promoting capacity building and specifically we need further evidence and research which we can then use in developing …
Statement of Kenya
Kenya noted increased numbers of people who use drugs, especially along the Indian Ocean coastline. This situation was described as a“Drain on national resources’. The statement noted that drug use was emerging as being linked to increasing incidence of HIV. Cannabis most used drug in the country. Heroin and cocaine are ‘increasingly finding their way …