Chair: There are a record number of states attending this ministerial segment. Statements should not exceed 5 mins. Regional groups are allotted 7 mins. Permanent representative of Egypt, on behalf of G77 and China: It’s my honour to speak on the behalf of the group. Congrats to the chair for being elected and other elected members. …
Russia
CND Intersessional Meeting, 8 March 2019
Chair: Apologies for the delay. In continuance of yesterday, we agreed to suspend the meeting to consider the 2019 Ministerial Declaration. I will give the floor to facilitator, Ambassador Okeke now. Amb. Okeke, Nigeria: I happily report we were able to conclude the informal consultations on the draft declaration yesterday night by 9:50pm. I know …
Voices of Civil Society: Beyond 2019 – CSTF civil society hearing in Vienna
Jamie Bridge, Co-Chair of the Civil Society Task Force, Chair of VNGOC: Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, a very warm welcome to this Civil Society Hearing. We hope that the discussions today can play a valuable role in the ongoing preparations for the Ministerial Segment of the 62nd Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs – …
CND Intersessional Meeting, 25 February 2019
Chair: Good morning. We have a live coverage between Vienna and Geneva today, our agenda is already shared and if there are no comments, we go ahead. We have with us today Gilles Forte and professor Simon Elliot from ECDD who have kindly agreed to answer questions on the recommendations from the outcome of the …
CND Intersessional Meeting, 16 January 2019
Chair: Good morning, welcome back. Agenda adapted. Composition of the bureau – following of the election of the bureau, there is a pending nomination for second vice chair from Eastern European States, please inform the Secretariat ASAP. The dates set for 62 session including the high level segment are: HLMS 14-15 March, Regular Session 18- …
CND 61st Session Reconvened – Friday, 7 December 2018
Egypt: We request an edit to CRP12(?). Responding to the continued lack of diversity, we add the following footnote: building on the international civil service commission, we request the delegation to further clarify this proposal Russia: in several CND resolutions, we used the term diversity this hasn’t been clarified (diversity on annex 5 of this …