100th anniversary of the opium convention Co-sponsors Thailand, United States, Albania, Croatia Peru and the Russian Federation There has been an amendment to the second preamble paragraph No financial consequences Additional cosponsors Canada, Colombia, Denmark on behalf of the EU, Turkey, Ukraine, Philippines, India, Mexico, Australia, Costa Rica.
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Committee of the Whole – Resolutions L3
Resolution L3 – Reintegration of persons released from prison who have renounced drug abuse Sponsors: Burkino Faso, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and US 38600 USD to collect info. Expert group be formed in meeting in Vienna. 5 regional trainings at country level. Grants to treatment institutions. 71,000 USD to prepare the report Adopted! Cosponsors …
Committee of the Whole – Resolution L10
Draft resolution L10: Promoting the use and availability of measures to prevent mortality from drug overdose presented by Czech Republic (co-sponsors Denmark and Israel) After extensive consultations the text has been amended. The new text is dated 14th march. Germany asks why the new draft has explicit reference to mental health issues. Czech Republic states that …
Plenary, Day 3. Drug demand reduction and treatment : Russia
Modern day addiction treatment is about renouncing the taking of drugs. This approach was enshrined in law by Russia. In 2010 we approved a single procedure including detoxification and other drug treatments. We use inhibitors of opioid receptors, anti-depressants, naloxone. Medical and social rehab combines social re-integration and personality correction. In our centres, drug addiction …
Plenary Day 2: Statement from Russia
Russia appreciates the work of the UNODC in the fight against drug trafficking and organised crime. The delegation believes that there needs to be increased funding, especially in central Asia, to combat organised crime and also terrorism.
Committee of the Whole – Resolution L9: Developing an international electronic import and export authorization system for licit trade in controlled substance
Resolution can be read here: http://daccess-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/LTD/V12/514/56/PDF/V1251456.pdf?OpenElement Questions are raised about what the financial burden’s on member states will be? and whether there is capacity building assistance. Further comments are made about how this system should take into account the domestic requirements of member states and proposes new paragraph on this issue where UNODC should assist …