Morning session Chair (Ambassador Shamaa) started with Res 57/5 – UNGASS on world drug problem (WDP) – recap of the resolution: ‘Adequate, inclusive and effective preparatory process” and the need of involving all stakeholders. Four intersessional meetings were held in past few months and these were webcast. And a number of lunchtime interactive sessions have …
Namibia
CND Inter-Sessional Session to discuss preparations for the UNGASS – 23 October 2014
MORNING SESSION Chair (Ambassador Khaled Shamaa, Egypt) : He welcomes to the 6th Inter-Sessional meeting of the CND during its 57th session. As part of his role as Chair of the CND, he reported to the Third Committee of the General Assembly on the agenda item in international drug control, in particular on the work of the …
High Level Segment – Namibia
Namibia was first to speak in 2009, and second to last to speak here today. Associates itself with the statement by African Group and the statement by the G77. Despite continued and increased efforts, the world drug problem is still a threat to public health and security, this meeting should give us renewed energy. Namibia …
Committee of the Whole – Resolution L9
Developing an international electronic import and export authorisation system for licit trade of controlled substances. Sponsors: Croatia, Denmark on behalf of the EU, Albania, United States. Amendment to operative paragraph 2, the rest of text is deleted as the same text is contained in operative paragraph 6. Budgetary Implications 506,000 dollars to develop deploy and …
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 …
Committee of the Whole – Day 1
The Committee of the Whole (COW) sat at the CND today to consider state sponsored resolutions. The COW is the CND forum where states debate and agree the language of the proposed resolutions. The first and only resolution (partially) considered this afternoon was that of Namibia, and supported by the Africa Group, on ‘promoting international …