Item 3 – General Debate (cont.) Guatemala: Would like to extend a warm greeting to acting Executive Director. The world drug problem is a complex challenge that requires multifaceted responses. As a transit country, Guatemala strengthens operative activities to combat trafficking and related structures. Seized over 950kg of cocaine in 2025, over 400 so far …
Nepal
Item 3. High-level segment (Friday morning)
Canada: Esteemed Chair, Ministers, Heads of Delegation, Distinguished Delegates, and Civil Society Representatives: Canada is experiencing one of the most serious public health crises in our country’s history: an unrelenting toxic drug and overdose crisis. The impact and scope of the toxic drug crisis is devastating and more complex than ever. Tragically, we have seen …
Plenary Item 3. General debate (continued) – Afternoon sessions
Chair: Welcome back to our session. Namibia: Congratulate chair and elected members of the Bureau. Commend the UNODC secretariat. Namibia aligns herslef with Africa group and G77 statements. Many countries were impacted by the third wave of the COVID. It’s a relief that the omicron wave hasn’t been that deletarious. However, we were impacted by travel …
Plenary – Agenda item 3: General Debate (continued)
Chair: Because of technical difficulties, we will not start with the Global Fund, so we will start with speakers left from yesterday. Please, limit your statements to 3 minutes. Kazakhstan: CND offers a unique platform to share information and strengthen cooperation. Weve all seen negative trends. This requires continued improvement and focused efforts. Important to …
Item 3: General debate (continued)
Chair of the CND: We will continue with Item 3. Nepal: Nepal aligns itself with the statement of G-77 and Asia-Pacific Group. Illicit cultivation, production, manufacture, trafficking and consumption are putting profound impacts on security and development of the world. Yet, it is heartening to note that the world community has formally recognised the aim …
Comprehensive health services for people who use stimulant drugs.
Monica Beg: 34 million people used NTS and 18 million used cocaine last year. NTS is second in prevalence of use to cannabis. Today the panellists will illustrate country specific responses and community responses. Rafael Batista (Brazil): it is imperative to promote access to the most vulnerable in Brazils society, this side event creates a …