Resolution L13 Sponsors: Australia, Denmark (EU) Ecuador (LA) Egypt, Norway Philippines USA Budgetary implications 7.7mil to develop strategies to develop best practices on drug prevention for 25 countries and implementation. Adopted: Venezuela statement: we are concerned in the language in docs adopted, the terms “use of drugs” “use of illicit drugs”, and “abuse of drugs” …
Kenya
Committee of the Whole – Resolution L10: African group continued
Kenya: All parties agree to amended paragraph, “assist African countries to address health problems and raise awareness of the dangers of all drugs, including cannabis…” we also agreed to a new paragraph as a PP. “cannabis is by far the most widely abused drug as reported by the INCB…” RESOLUTION ADOPTED
Committee of the whole – Resolution L10 continued
After an angry vivid 25 minute discussion, the meeting reconvenes. Kenya: The consensus that is emerging is to take the proposal of south africa. It is in the last line, is to use “all drugs” including “cannabis” in particular Morocco: We are not happy with the cannabis inclusion. there is a lot of political issues …
Committee of the Whole: Resolution L. 10
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 …
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 …